Patient's question:
My cousin's child was born not long ago, and blood tests suspect phenylketonuria. I haven't noticed any abnormalities in the child? Could you please tell me what symptoms this disease has?Doctor's answer:
This disease, if the child is born, does not show clinical symptoms initially. It reappears after 3-4 months, with delayed neurodevelopmental growth and gradually becoming more apparent, particularly in intellectual development delays and language growth and development disorders. Children with this condition, except for the irreversible intellectual development delays, can have the rest treated to improve or disappear. Therefore, early detection and early treatment can prevent the recurrence of intellectual disabilities.