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. 2006 Feb;29(1):201-2.
doi: 10.1007/s10545-006-0223-1.

Neuropsychometric outcome predictors for adults with maple syrup urine disease

C le Roux  1 , E Murphy, P Hallam, M Lilburn, D Orlowska, P Lee
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Neuropsychometric outcome predictors for adults with maple syrup urine disease

C le Roux et al. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

We describe 14 adult MSUD patients (3 with intermediate MSUD) with varied clinical and neuropsychometric outcomes. Age at diagnosis appears to be a predictor of IQ even in adults, while long-term blood leucine does not correlate with IQ.

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