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Pyruvate dehydrogenase-E1α deficiency presenting as generalized dystonia: A genetic diagnosis with important clinical implications.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery - 1 Jun 2024
Kowalska Agata, Figura Monika, Zawadka Mateusz, Koziorowski Dariusz
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Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) deficiency is a genetic mitochondrial disease mostly associated with severe lactic acidosis, rapid progression of neurological symptoms and death during childhood. We present a 33-year-old male with PDC deficiency caused by a Val262Leu mutation in PDHA1gene. He demonstrated generalized dystonia affecting trunk and upper extremities and paraparesis as the most significant...
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