Metabolic stroke in methylmalonic acidemia five years after liver transplantation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Liver Transplantation
- Metabolism, Inborn Errors
- Methylmalonic Acid
- Postoperative Complications
- Stroke