Complications of Phenylketonuria
Complications list for Phenylketonuria:
The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources
for Phenylketonuria includes:
- Mental retardation - if the disease is untreated.
- Behavioral changes (see Behavioral symptoms)
- Fetal damage - if the mother has poorly controlled PKU.
- Birth defects
- Maternal PKU
- Mothers with PKU can give birth to children who suffer microcephaly, congenital heart disease, behavioral problems and mental retardation
- Mothers with PKU may suffer spontaneous abortions
- Mothers with PKU may have intrauterine growth retardation during pregnancy
See also the symptoms of Phenylketonuria and Phenylketonuria: Introduction.
Complications and sequelae of Phenylketonuria from the Diseases Database include:
Source: Diseases Database
See also the symptoms of Phenylketonuria and Phenylketonuria: Introduction.
Phenylketonuria Symptoms: Book Excerpts
You may also want to research other symptoms
in our Symptoms Center.
About complications:
Complications of Phenylketonuria are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are
caused by Phenylketonuria.
In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Phenylketonuria and complications
of Phenylketonuria is unclear
or arbitrary.
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