Neurological images in phenylketonuria (PKU)

Neurological images in phenylketonuria (PKU)

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Phenylketonuria is an inborn error of metabolism that causes structural abnormalities in the white matter of the brain.In untreated patients demyelization can be whirlwind direct2 observed, and there is evidence of intramyelin edema even in some treated patients.Imaging studies especially uunipelti magnetic resonance imaging are useful for the study of patients with phenylketonuria, but their benefit as monitoring tools is controversial.