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ArticleBMC pediatrics2021

Dandy-Walker malformation in methylmalonic acidemia: a rare case report.

Jingwei Liu, Zhuohang Liu, Haibo Yan, Yumei Li

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Article in BMC pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Clinical features and treatment of methylmalonic acidemia complicated with Dandy-Walker syndrome: a report of four cases and review of literature.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jingwei LiuDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Xin Min Street, 130021, Changchun, China.
Zhuohang LiuDepartment of Radiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Haibo YanDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Xin Min Street, 130021, Changchun, China.
Yumei LiDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Xin Min Street, 130021, Changchun, China. liyumei201912@126.com.
First Hospital of Jilin University · CNJilin University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMethylmalonic acidemia is an organic acid metabolism disorder that usually has nonspecific clinical manifestations. CASE PRESENTATION: A 3-month-old female infant was admitted to the hospital for developmental retardation. Her prenatal and birth history was unremarkable. After admission, she developed dyspnea and severe anemia and was subsequently transferred to the intensive care unit. Magnetic resonance imaging of her brain showed a Dandy-Walker malformation, and metabolic screening indicated methylmalonic acidemia. Thus, she was diagnosed with methylmalonic acidemia and Dandy-Walker malformation. The patient underwent treatment including acidosis correction, blood transfusion, antibiotics, mechanical ventilation and heat preservation. Unfortunately, her condition progressively worsened and she died of metabolic crisis.

conclusionsDandy-Walker malformation may be a clinical manifestation of methylmalonic acidemia. Additionally, the co-existence of methylmalonic acidemia and Dandy-Walker malformation may be an uncharacterized syndrome which needs to be studied further.

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Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsDandy-Walker SyndromeBrainFemaleHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingPregnancyDandy-Walker malformationmetabolism disordersmethylmalonic acidemia

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PMID34511063
PMCPMC8436548
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