heroin has been researched along with sapropterin* in 1 studies
1 other study(ies) available for heroin and sapropterin
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Reversible parkinsonism following heroin pyrolysate inhalation is associated with tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency.
A patient who inhaled heroin vapour (chasing the dragon), resulting in temporary parkinsonism, is described. A reversible deficiency of tetrahydrobiopterin, causing altered dopamine metabolism, is demonstrated as the metabolic basis of this aspect of the encephalopathy. Topics: Adult; Biopterins; Brain; Brain Diseases, Metabolic; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Female; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Homovanillic Acid; Humans; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Parkinsonian Disorders | 2004 |