Severe neurological crisis in a patient with hereditary tyrosinaemia type I after interruption of NTBC treatment

Schlump, J.‐U.; Perot, C.; Ketteler, K.; Schiff, M.; Mayatepek, E.; Wendel, U.; Spiekerkoetter, U.

doi:10.1007/s10545-008-0807-z

Severe neurological crisis in a patient with hereditary tyrosinaemia type I after interruption of NTBC treatment

Summary Neurological crises do not occur in patients with tyrosinaemia type I treated with NTBC. We report an 8 month‐old boy with severe neurological crisis after interruption of NTBC treatment including progressive ascending polyneuropathy and diaphragmatic paralysis, arterial hypertension, res…