Clinical Case Reports (Jan 2021)

Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency presenting with central hypothyroidism

  • Malak Ali Alghamdi,
  • Waleed H. Alkhamis,
  • Dima Z. Jamjoom,
  • Reem Al Khalifah,
  • Nawaf Rahi Alshammari,
  • Khalid Alsumaili,
  • Stefan T. Arold

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3504
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 229 – 235

Abstract

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Abstract Central hypothyroidism might be another clinical sign of SSADH deficiency which prompts urinary organic acid screening for GHB in central hypothyroidism patients. Studies on GABA and thyroid hormone interaction might be a concept of a new therapy.

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