Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

Abstract

Five boys with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome and varying degrees of dystonia, chorea, spasticity, ataxia, dysarthria, and mental retardation were studied at the Depts of Neurology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and Depts of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX.

Keywords

• lesch-nyhan syndrome
• homovanillic acid
• 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid