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. 1994 Jun;70(6):544–545. doi: 10.1136/adc.70.6.544

Neurological crisis in hereditary tyrosinaemia and complete reversal after liver transplantation.

G Noble-Jamieson 1, N Jamieson 1, P Clayton 1, S Bailey 1, M Ryalls 1, N D Barnes 1
PMCID: PMC1029882  PMID: 8048831

Abstract

A 19 month old Indian girl with tyrosinaemia developed a severe generalised neuropathy involving both phrenic nerves. Treatment with haemarginate failed to improve her condition. After liver transplantation the raised concentrations of the neurotoxin delta amino-laevulinic acid returned to normal and gradual but complete neurological recovery occurred over a period of 13 months.

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