Treatable Intellectual Disability

l.o. Propionic Acidemia

BIOCHEMICAL DEFECT

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DIAGNOSIS

Gene
PCCA / PCCB (AR)

Diagnostic Test
Urine Organic Acids, Acylcarnitine Profile

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SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

Neurological
Encephalopathic crisis, stroke, basal ganglia lesions (MRIscan)

Non-Neurological
Optic nerve atrophy, cardiomyopathy, alopecia, pancytopenia, (pseudo-) diabetes

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THERAPY

Treatment
Dietary Protein Restriction, Carnitine Supplements, Avoid Fasting, Sick Day Management

Level of Evidence
2c

Clinical Practice
Standard of Care

Treatment Effect
Prevents metabolic decompensation; improves systemic manifestations


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l.o. Propionic Acidemia

Late-Onset Propionic Acidemia

is a frequent autosomal recessive disorder due to propionyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency. Clinical signs - which are close to those seen in methyl malonic acidemia - appear soon after birth and include ketoacidotic coma, hyperammonemia and convulsions. Onset may be later in childhood or adolescence with progressive psychomotor / intellectual impairment, hypotonia and ataxia, digestive disorders, and for some epsiodes of lethargy and coma. Apart from acute metabolic decompensation, the major complications are neurological disorders (central grey nuclei), cardiomyopathies, and acute pancreatitis. (Source: Orphanet)

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