1972
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1972.tb02623.x
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Porphyria in Childhood Following Transient Neonatal Quadriplegia

Abstract: SUMMARY A patient is described who had had transient severe paralysis in the neonatal period, followed by the discovery seven years later of increases in urinary ala and coproporphyrin and red‐cell protoporphyrin. The possibility that the metabolic defect could be due to lead poisoning is considered and rejected in favor of an unusual form of porphyria. Since the type of porphyrin abnormality found is unique, conclusions regarding its relationship to the neonatal illness are speculative. The presence of mental… Show more

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