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- Title
Acute Psychosis in Propionic Acidemia: 2 Case Reports.
- Authors
Bâtie, C. Dejean de la; Barbier, V.; Valayannopoulos, V.; Touati, G.; Maltret, A.; Brassier, A.; Arnoux, J. B.; Grévent, D.; Chadefaux, B.; Ottolenghi, C.; Canouï, P.; Lonlay, P. de
- Abstract
Propionic acidemia is an inborn deficiency of propionyl–coenzyme A (CoA) carboxylase activity, which leads to mitochondrial accumulation of propionyl-CoA and its by-products. Neurologic complications are frequent, but only a few cases presenting with psychiatric symptoms have been reported so far. We report 2 cases of children with chronic psychiatric symptoms who presented with an acute psychotic episode as teenagers. Both patients had hallucinations, panic and grossly disorganized behavior, for several weeks to several months. They had signs of moderate metabolic decompensation at the beginning of the episode, although the psychiatric symptoms lasted longer than the metabolic imbalance. We propose that these episodes were at least partially imputable to propionic acidemia. Such episodes require psychiatric examination and antipsychotic treatment, which may have to be adapted in case of cardiomyopathy or long QT syndrome.
- Subjects
CARBOXYLASES; ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents
- Publication
Journal of Child Neurology, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 2, p274
- ISSN
0883-0738
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1177/0883073813508812