A History of Excellence. GFOA has awarded the City of Wilmington a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its comprehensive annual financial report, consecutively, since 1984.
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.
The leading cause of developmental disabilities characterized by Static Encephalopathy is consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. Static Encephalopathy is present in persons diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE).FAS and FAE are terms used to describe disabilities suffered by persons who were prenatally exposed to alcohol. Tens of thousands of children are born each year with FAS or FAE.tatic Encephalopathy may involve the frontal lobe, which affects judgment and impulse control, and the corpus callosum, the membrane between the left brain and right brain which affects the ability to process information. There are many links on the internet with more information about FAS and FAE.