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Propionic acidaemia with basal ganglia stroke: Treatment of acute extrapyramidal symptoms with L‐DOPA
Author(s) -
Burlina A. P.,
Baracchini C.,
Carollo C.,
Burlina A. B.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of inherited metabolic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1573-2665
pISSN - 0141-8955
DOI - 10.1023/a:1012471928628
Subject(s) - basal ganglia , medicine , basal ganglia disease , levodopa , gastroenterology , anesthesia , parkinson's disease , central nervous system , disease
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.