Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (77 page)

BOOK: Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis
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   Carbohydrate metabolism (e.g., galactosemia, mucopolysaccharidoses)
   Purine metabolism (e.g., Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, hereditary orotic aciduria)
   Mineral metabolism (e.g., idiopathic hypercalcemia, pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism, and pseudohypoparathyroidism)
   Other syndromes (e.g., tuberous sclerosis, Louis-Bar syndrome)

Perinatal

   Infections (e.g., syphilis, rubella, toxoplasmosis, CMV, HIV, HSV)
   Kernicterus
   Prematurity (see eBook Figure 4-3)
   Anoxia, hypoxia
   Trauma (CNS hemorrhage) (see eBook Figure 4-4)

Postnatal

   Poisoning (e.g., lead, arsenic, carbon monoxide)
   Infections (e.g., meningitis, encephalitis)
   Metabolic abnormalities (e.g., hypoglycemia, malnutrition)
   Postvaccinal encephalitis
   CVA

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