| Literature DB >> 6418873 |
R Matalon, D A Stumpf, K Michals, R D Hart, J K Parks, S I Goodman.
Abstract
An 8-month-old boy with severe lactic acidosis was found to have lipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency. Treatment with thiamine, biotin, bicarbonate, protein restriction, and ketogenic diet failed to alleviate the lactic acidosis. Oral administration of lipoic acid 25 to 50 mg/kg produced dramatic improvement in lactic and pyruvic acidemia, which has continued for 2 years and which has been accompanied by clinical improvement.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6418873 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(84)80591-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406