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7057316

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
We have studied four children (ages 6 to 17 years) with chronic cholestasis who developed a slowly progressive neuromuscular disease characterized by ataxia, dysmetria, areflexia, loss of vibratory sensation, and a variable ophthalmoplegia. Serum vitamin E concentration were low in all patients prior to treatment. Muscle histochemical studies in all four patients showed autofluorescent basophilic esterase and acid phosphatase-positive cytoplasmic inclusions and occasional necrotic fibers. These distinctive muscle changes are similar to those described in vitamin E-deficient animals. Intramuscular injections of alpha tocopherol were required in three patients to achieve normal serum vitamin E values. High-dose oral supplementation was effective in one patient. After normalization of serum vitamin E concentrations for six to 14 months, the neurologic disease has improved in all four patients.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-3476
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Progressive neuromuscular disease in children with chronic cholestasis and vitamin E deficiency: diagnosis and treatment with alpha tocopherol.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't