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L-2 hydroxyglutaric aciduria: report of a Mexican-Mayan patient with the mutation c.569C>T and response to vitamin supplements and levocarnitine Cover

L-2 hydroxyglutaric aciduria: report of a Mexican-Mayan patient with the mutation c.569C>T and response to vitamin supplements and levocarnitine

Open Access
|Mar 2024

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Video 1

L Hydroxyglutaric aciduria segment. Patient manifesting rest, postural and intentional tremor in both upper extremities, dysarthria, dysdiadochokinesia, and unstable gait with dragging of the legs.

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Figure 1

Axial brain MRI sequences. (A) FLAIR sequence shows bilateral subcortical white matter hyperintensities in frontal – parietal and temporal lobes. (B) T2WI with bilateral hyperintensities of dentate nuclei, and (C) T2WI showing bilateral hyperintensities in basal ganglia. Note in (A) and (C) the sparing of both thalami.

Video 2

L2 hydroxyglutaric aciduria segment 2. Improvement of upper extremities tremor and gait with the use of levocarnitine and vitamin supplements.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.854 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 21, 2023
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Accepted on: Feb 23, 2024
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Published on: Mar 7, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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