Metabolic stroke in methylmalonic acidemia five years after liver transplantation.
It is believed that liver transplantation may improve the outcome of early onset methylmalonic acidemia. We report a case of methylmalonic acidemia in which successful liver transplantation in infancy failed to prevent neurologic damage caused by a metabolic stroke.
Chakrapani
Anupam
A
Liver Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, United Kingdom.
Sivakumar
P
P
McKiernan
P J
PJ
Leonard
J V
JV
D017668:Age of Onset; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery*; D008764:Methylmalonic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors
D008764:Methylmalonic Acid