ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
Key words 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) lyase deficiency
;
Organic aciduria
;
Stroke-like encephalopathy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A 2.5-year-old boy presented with acute metabolic decompensation in whom 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) lyase deficiency was diagnosed. Four days after metabolic decompensation, a stroke-like encephalopathy with tonic clonic convulsion of the left arm and leg and coma developed. Brain oedema and subsequent demarcation and atrophy were observed mainly within the supply areas of the right anterior and middle cerebral artery and to a lesser extent in various sites within the right hemisphere. Residual neurological deficits included spastic paresis of the left arm and leg, and left supranuclear facial palsy and aphasia, indicating bilateral diffuse brain affection. Conclusion In the presented patient with HMG-CoA lyase deficiency, stroke-like encephalopathy occurred days after metabolic decompensation indicating ongoing (intracerebral) metabolic derangement. Monitoring of the intracerebral accumulation of toxic metabolites by magnetic resonance spectroscopy and of cerebral haemodynamics might be useful for a better understanding of the pathogenetic mechanisms of stroke-like encephalopathy and to identify patients at risk.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004310050927
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