Influence of blood phenylalanine level variations on the development of executive functions and social cognition in children with phenylketonuria

Influence of blood phenylalanine level variations on the development of executive functions and social cognition in children with phenylketonuria

Objective: To investigate the performance of 27 children with phenylketonuria (PKU) in tests of Executive Functions (EF) and Social Cognition (SC), and their associations with metabolic control inferred by phenylalanine (Phe) levels. Methods: The PKU group was dichotomized according to baseline Phe-...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Mendes de Almeida Duarte, Flavia Balbo Piazzon, Isadora Salvador Rocco, Claudia Berlim de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Subjects:
Phenylketonuria
Diet therapy
Cognition
Executive functions
Theory of mind
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755723000566

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