A member asked:

Should i be concerned if my sister has pku and we recently found that it's starting to affect her brain. is there anything we can do to help or reverse the harm?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Help, yes.Reverse ?: The primary plan to limit the effects of pku is maintaining the pku diet. Three decades ago the effort concentrated on the first 6 years of life, but later efforts have been directed at maintaining the lifestyle when possible.The human brain is actively maturing for at least the first 22-25 years, and once injured, nerve cells are resistant to repair.Contact a pku center for followup care.

Answered 12/23/2013

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