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Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Early-Treated Brazilian Children and Adolescents with Phenylketonuria.

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:BACKGROUND Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of metabolism caused by mutations in the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene. When untreated, PKU leads to a significant intellectual deficiency. Although early initiation of dietary therapy allows normal cognitive development, low adherence to treatment may result in neuropsychological deficits, including attention problems. This study was performed to evaluate emotional and behavioral problems in early-treated children and adolescents with PKU using the Child Behavior Checklist - CBCL/6-18 answered by parents. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 36 PKU patients. The mean scores of internalizing, externalizing, and total problems, syndrome scales, and DSM-IV-oriented scales of patients were compared with those of controls. An analysis to evaluate the importance of adherence to treatment and presence of intellectual disability was also performed. RESULTS There were no significant differences between patients and controls for almost all CBCL/6-18 scales, with the exception of the Attention Problem Scale - CBCL-APS. The mean (±SD) of the CBCL-APS scores of patients (7.86±5.33) was considerably higher than the mean of the controls (6.07±4.37; p=0.016), but not different from the mean of a matched control subsample (6.69±4.46; p=0.316). The difference between the mean of the scores of DSM-IV/ADHD scale of patients (6.72±4.07) and controls (5.73±3.56; p=0.102) was not significant. Non-adherence to treatment and intellectual disability had a negative impact on both CBCL-APS and DSM-IV/ADHD scale scores. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate a significant prevalence of parents' complaints of attention problems and hyperactivity in non-adherent to treatment and intellectually low performing patients with PKU.

journal_name

Med Sci Monit

journal_title

Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors

Vieira Neto E,Maia Filho HS,Monteiro CB,Carvalho LM,da Cruz TS,de Barros BV,Ribeiro MG

doi

10.12659/MSM.909146

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-10-30 00:00:00

pages

7759-7769

eissn

1234-1010

issn

1643-3750

pii

909146

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Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Early-Treated Brazilian Children and Adolescents with Phenylketonuria.