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Supplement helps paralysed boy
20 March 2007 - news.bbc.co.uk
A boy paralysed from the neck down for five years is
regaining movement thanks to a nutritional supplement.
Timothy Bingham's condition was so rare that it was dubbed 'Bingham's
syndrome'.
The breakthrough came when Timothy, now 10, was referred to doctors at
Great Ormond Street who found he was lacking a vital amino acid,
L-serine.
Timothy from Cheltenham has been taking L-serine since October. He can
now talk and move his arms.
'I feel positive'
Problems first occurred when Timothy was two, when a flu-like illness
left him temporarily unable to walk.
Three years later, he suffered another bout of flu and lost control of
the whole of his body.
Timothy has been in a wheelchair ever since, and has only been able to
communicate through eye movements.
He was referred to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, where
doctors worked out Timothy was suffering from an amino acid
deficiency.
L-serine is present in the diet - it is commonly found in animal
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Comment: L-Serine is needed for proper metabolism of fats and
fatty acids, muscle growth, and a healthy immune system, and it aids
in the production of immunoglobulins and antibodies. The body can
produce it and it can be obtained from protein products, such as whey
which comes from cow's milk and egg whites is another good source.
However, when healthy people are not eating, their bodies are able to
make serine.
Timothy is unable to do this adequately and so he has low levels of
serine in the blood when fasting.
Timothy now takes a nutritional supplement which contains L-serine.
He said: "I couldn't do a lot of stuff that I can do now. I feel
positive about the future."
'We need to be cautious'
His mother Kate says she hopes Timothy will continue to make progress.
She said: "We're in a long, dark tunnel. Before we were having to feel
our way through blind because there was no-one to compare Tim with.
"But now there is a small light at the end of that tunnel.
"One day we hope he'll be able to play with his friends and live a
normal life."
The doctor who found the key to Timothy's condition was pediatric
metabolic medicine specialist, Professor Peter Clayton.
He said he had only heard of one other case of serine deficiency
producing paralysis.
Other cases of serine deficiency have been reported - but this is
usually linked to epilepsy and developmental problems, rather than
paralysis.
However, he decided to try L-serine treatment after seeing Timothy's
test results.
He said: "Since starting treatment with L-serine Timothy has regained
significant power in his arms.
"He is able to throw a ball which he couldn't do before treatment
started.
"There are some signs of power returning in the legs but he is not
walking yet.
"I think we should not assume too much at this stage, but obviously we
are delighted with Timothy's progress so far."
References for comments:
Amino Acids, Antioxidants, and Enzymes
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