Propionic acidaemia with basal ganglia stroke: treatment of acute extrapyramidal symptoms with L-DOPA

A P Burlina; C Baracchini; C Carollo; A B Burlina

doi:10.1023/a:1012471928628

Propionic acidaemia with basal ganglia stroke: treatment of acute extrapyramidal symptoms with L-DOPA

J Inherit Metab Dis. 2001 Oct;24(5):596-8. doi: 10.1023/a:1012471928628.

Authors

A P Burlina¹, C Baracchini, C Carollo, A B Burlina

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Padua, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 11757587
DOI: 10.1023/a:1012471928628

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Basal Ganglia Diseases / complications*
Basal Ganglia Diseases / drug therapy*
Basal Ganglia Diseases / etiology*
Basal Ganglia Diseases / metabolism*
Humans
Levodopa / therapeutic use*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Propionates / blood*
Stroke / complications*
Stroke / metabolism*

Substances

Propionates
Levodopa
propionic acid