Mucopolysaccharidoses


A Guide for Parents: Education Strategies and Resources
Source/Author: The MPS Society 
Support Group
How to work with the school to get appropriate services for children with disabilities - mental and physical. Click on booklet title to get pdf to download.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Children with Mucopolysaccaridoses
Source/Author: Yuen A, Dowling G, Johnstone B, Kornberg A, Coombs C.
Abstract
Article discussing the incidence, diagnosis and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome in MPS children.
Full text article available by contacting [email protected]

Correlation Between Cerebral MRI Abnormalities and Mental Retardation in Patients with Mucopolysaccharidoses
Source/Author: Gabrielli O, Polonara G, Regnicolo L, Petroni V, Scarabino T, Coppa GV, Salvolini U. 
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Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Mucopolysaccharidoses: Opinions of Patients and Families
Source/Author: Coman D, Hayes IM, Collins V, Sahhar M, Wraith E, Delatycki
Full text
Medical journal article that explores how patients who are receiving ERT and their families feel about the treatment.

Estrategias y Recursos De la Educacion
Source/Author: The MPS Society 
Support Group
IN SPANISH. 
How to work with the school to get appropriate services for children with disabilities - mental and physical. Click on booklet title to get pdf to download

General Information and Resources
Source/Author: Canadian MPS Society 
Support Group
Resources and information provided by MPS Canadian Society 

Hydrocephalus and Mucopolysaccharidoses: What Do We Know and What Do We Not Know
Source/Author: Corte A, de Souza C, Anés M, Giugliani R (National Library of Medicine)
Abstract
Authors propose an algorithm to aid in the diagnosis and management of hydrocephalus in MPS patients. 

Is Your Child having Anesthetic?
Source/Author: The MPS Society 
Support Group
Information on anesthesia risks and concerns in high risk patients with MPS and other similar conditions. General principles can be applied to many other skeletal dysplasias. Click on booklet title to get pdf to download.

Management of MPS and ML
Source/Author: The MPS Society 
Support Group
Medical overview of the common issues experienced by patients with mucopolysacharridoses and mucolipidoses. Click on the title of the booklet to download pdf.

Manifestations of Cardiovascular Disease (in MPS)
Source/Author: The MPS Society 
Support Group
Detailed overview of the cardiac problems in all of the mucopolysaccharidoses disorders. Click on article title to open pdf.

MPS Informational Booklets
Source/Author: The MPS Society 
Support Group
Link to pdfs of excellent booklets on the MPS (muscopolysaccharidosis) disorders, including Hurler, Hunter, Morquio and Maroteaux-Lamy. Booklets are in pdf format and discuss the cause, inheritance, prenatal diagnosis, clinical problems (divided by body system), general treatment and management and specific treatment of the condition. Click on the MPS condition you are interested in to download booklet.

Mucopolysaccharidoses and Anaesthetic Risks
Source/Author: Sjogren P, Pedersen T, Steinmetz H. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 1987 Apr;31(3):214-8. 
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Discussion of the risks that can be encountered when administering anesthesia to an individual with one of the MPS conditions. 

The Mucopolysaccharidoses: A Clinical Review and Guide to Management
Source/Author: Wraith JE. Arch Dis Child. 1995 Mar;72(3):263-7. 
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The Mucopolysaccharidoses: A Heterogeneous Group of Disorders With Variable Pediatric Presentations
Source/Author: Muenzer J. 
Abstract
Reference for a very nice review article on the MPS disorders. Especially good for pediatricians.

Va Su Niño(a) A Recibir Anestesia?
Source/Author: The MPS Society 
Support Group
IN SPANISH. 
Information on anesthesia risks and concerns in high risk patients with MPS and other similar conditions. General principles can be applied to many other skeletal dysplasias. Click on booklet title to get pdf to download.