| Literature DB >> 3379435 |
S Noda1, H Umezaki, K Yamamoto, T Araki, T Murakami, N Ishii.
Abstract
Three senile patients developed fatal acute encephalopathy while receiving calcium hopantenate. The clinical, biochemical, and pathological picture was similar to Reye's syndrome. Calcium hopantenate is a pantothenic acid antagonist. The serum levels of calcium hopantenate were high in coma, and that of pantothenic acid examined in one patient was lowered. Evidence obtained indicated that the Reye-like syndrome might be caused by calcium hopantenate possibly due to the induction of pantothenic acid deficiency.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3379435 PMCID: PMC1032980 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.51.4.582
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN: 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154