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. 2020 May 26;15:126. doi: 10.1186/s13023-020-01379-8

Table 3.

Symptoms and signs described in the different BH4 deficiencies

PTPSD DHPRD AR-GTPCHD SRD PCDD AD-GTPCHD
Number of reported cases 125 77 55 53 19 570
Nervous system
 Developmental delay +++ +++ +++ +++ + (+)
 (Axial) Hypotonia +++ ++ +++ +++ + (+)
 Poor head control + + + + (+)
 Hypertonia ++ ++ ++ ++ (+) ++
 Epilepsy ++ +++ + +
 Cognitive impairment ++ + (+) ++ (+)
 Impaired speech development + (+) (+) +++ (+)
 Dysarthria (+) (+) +++ (+)
Movement disorders
 Diurnal fluctuation of symptoms + +++ +++
 Dystonia + + ++ +++ +++
 Oculogyric crises (+) + (+) +++ (+)
 Gait difficulties +++
 Dyskinesia/other involuntary movements + + (+) +/++
 Parkinsonism/hypokinesia + (+)/+ + +++ +
 Tremor (+) (+) (+) (+) +
 Ataxia (+) (+) + (+)
Other
 Hyperreflexia (+)/+ + ++
 Irritability (+)/+ +
 Microcephaly ++ (+) (+)
Autonomous nervous system
 Temperature instability (+) (+) ++ ++
Gastrointestinal system
 Hypersalivation (+) + ++ +/++
 Feeding/swallowing difficulties + + (+) ++ (+)
Psychological problems
 Behavioural problems (+) (+) (+)
 Psychiatric problems (+) (+) ++ +
Sleep problems (+) (+) ++ (+)
Endocrine disturbances
 Growth-hormone deficiency (+)
 Low birth weight ++
 Central hypothyroidism (+)
 MODY3-like diabetes +
Other
 Microcephaly ++ (+) (+)
 Fatigability (+) + (+) (+)
 Recurrent chest infections +
 Prematurity + +
 Hypomagnesemia +

Symptoms and signs reported in 570 Patients with AD-GTPCHD, 55 patients with AR-GTPCHD, 125 patients with PTPSD, 77 patients with DHPRD, 53 patients with SRD and 19 patients with PCDD

Very frequently +++ (≥50%), frequently ++ (≥25- < 50%), infrequently + (≥10- < 25%), occasionally (+) (< 10%)