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Glycine encephalopathy is sometimes referred to as nonketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH), as a reference to the biochemical findings seen in patients with the disorder, and to distinguish it from the disorders that cause ketotic hyperglycinemia (seen in propionic acidemia and several other inherited metabolic disorders).lycine encephalopathy has an estimated incidence of 1 in 60,000, making it the second most common disorder of amino acid metabolism, after phenylketonuria. It is caused by a defect in the glycine cleavage system (GCS), which is made up of four protein subunits.
dialysis encephalopathy a degenerative disease of the brain associated with long-term use of hemodialysis, marked by speech disorders and constant myoclonic jerks, progressing to global dementia; it is due to high levels of aluminum in the dialysis fluid water or to aluminum-containing drugs used in treatment.oxer's encephalopathy (boxer's traumatic encephalopathy) a syndrome due to cumulative head blows absorbed in the boxing ring, characterized by slowing of mental function, occasional bouts of confusion, and scattered memory loss. It may progress to the more serious boxer's dementia. See also postconcussional syndrome.