Monoamine Metabolites in Rett Syndrome

Abstract

Cerebral metabolites of noradrenaline, dopamine and serotonin, y-aminobutyric acid, and 23 amino acids were present in normal concentrations in the CSF of 5 girls with Rett syndrome studied in the Depts of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Dept of Paediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Keywords

• cerebral metabolites
• y-aminobutyric acid
• rett syndrome