Propionic acidaemia with basal ganglia stroke: Treatment of acute extrapyramidal symptoms with L‐DOPA

A.P. Burlina, A.P. Burlina, Claudio Baracchini, C. Carollo, Alberto Burlina, Alberto Burlina

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease · 2001 · 10 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

A 15-year-old male with propionic acidaemia developed neurological complications secondary to basal ganglia involvement. Treatment with L-DOPA had a positive effect on his extrapyramidal syndrome.

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