Authors: Mary A. Williamson Mt(ascp) Phd,L. Michael Snyder Md
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