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  • Title: Symmetrical necrosis of the basal ganglia in methylmalonic acidaemia.
    Author: Roodhooft AM, Baumgartner ER, Martin JJ, Blom W, Van Acker KJ.
    Journal: Eur J Pediatr; 1990 May; 149(8):582-4. PubMed ID: 2189733.
    Abstract:
    In a patient with methylmalonic acidaemia (MMAA), persistent neurological symptoms were observed in addition to the acute episodes of metabolic dysequilibrium. CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilateral symmetrical necrosis of the globus pallidus. Different episodes of metabolic decompensation, one with severe acidosis, had occurred. Persistent neurological symptoms in patients with MMAA who are appropriately treated suggest irreversible brain damage which appears to occur preferentially at the level of the basal ganglia.
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