J Formos Med Assoc
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We describe the clinical characteristics of 5 Taiwanese children with glutaric aciduria type I treated in a single medical center. Macrocephaly was present in 5 of these patients, psychomotor retardation in 4, and neurological regression in 2. Diagnosis was made prenatally in 1 patient due to an affected sibling. ⋯ In addition, 2 novel mutations were detected. We conclude that GA I might not be as rare in Taiwan as previously thought. IVS10-2A>C is a common mutation in the Taiwanese population, whose genotypes are quite different from those of Caucasians.
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Early identification of predictive factors relevant to functional outcomes for stroke patients is important to the establishment of an effective continuing care program. The objective of this study was to identify the predictive factors related to functional outcome at discharge after stroke rehabilitation therapy. ⋯ The findings of this study imply that the admission FIM scores for inpatients receiving stroke rehabilitation can be used to predict functional outcomes at discharge from hospital.