Sethi K D, Ray R, Roesel R A, Carter A L, Gallagher B B, Loring D W, Hommes F A
Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta.
Neurology. 1989 Oct;39(10):1343-5. doi: 10.1212/wnl.39.10.1343.
Propionic acidemia usually presents in the newborn period with severe metabolic acidosis and lethargy. A 31-year-old man with adult onset chorea and dementia had propionic acidemia due to propionyl CoA carboxylase deficiency. Metabolic investigations may prove useful in patients with movement disorder of unknown etiology.