A rare case of neurological manifestations of acute intermittent porphyria

Karakulova Iu.V.; Selianina N.V.; Zhelnin A.V.; Nekrutenko L.A.; Yu Sosnin D.; Seksyaev N.E.; Chalova E.A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro201911901172

Karakulova Iu.V.

Kafedra nevrologii lechebnogo fakul'teta im. prof. V.P. Pervushina Permskoĭ gosudarstvennoĭ meditsinskoĭ akademii im. akad. E.A. Vagnera

Selianina N.V.

Kafedra nevrologii lechebnogo fakul'teta im. prof. V.P. Pervushina Permskoĭ gosudarstvennoĭ meditsinskoĭ akademii im. akad. E.A. Vagnera

Zhelnin A.V.

GBOU VPO «Permskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet im. akad. E.A. Vagnera» Minzdrava RF;
GBUZ PK «Permskaja kraevaja klinicheskaja bolnitsa», Perm

Nekrutenko L.A.

Vagner Perm State Medical University, Perm, Russia

Yu Sosnin D.

GBOU VPO «Permskij gosudarstvennyj meditsinskij universitet im. akad. E.A. Vagnera», Perm', Rossija

Seksyaev N.E.

Vagner Perm State Medical University, Perm, Russia

Chalova E.A.

Perm Regional clinical Hospital, Perm, Russia

A rare case of neurological manifestations of acute intermittent porphyria

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Karakulova Iu.V., Selianina N.V., Zhelnin A.V., Nekrutenko L.A., Yu Sosnin D., Seksyaev N.E., Chalova E.A.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2019;119(1): 72‑75

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro201911901172

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Karakulova IuV, Selianina NV, Zhelnin AV, Nekrutenko LA, Yu Sosnin D, Seksyaev NE, Chalova EA. A rare case of neurological manifestations of acute intermittent porphyria. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2019;119(1):72‑75. (In Russ.)
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Abstract:

The authors describe a rare and diagnostically difficult variant of neurological symptoms of acute intermittent porphyria complicated by rhabdomyolysis. Diagnostic criteria of the disease are highlighted. A differential diagnosis with diseases with similar clinical manifestation was made.

Keywords:

acute intermittent porphyria

rhabdomyolysis

neurological complications

δ-aminolevulinic acid

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Karakulova Iu.V.

Kafedra nevrologii lechebnogo fakul'teta im. prof. V.P. Pervushina Permskoĭ gosudarstvennoĭ meditsinskoĭ akademii im. akad. E.A. Vagnera

Selianina N.V.

Kafedra nevrologii lechebnogo fakul'teta im. prof. V.P. Pervushina Permskoĭ gosudarstvennoĭ meditsinskoĭ akademii im. akad. E.A. Vagnera

Zhelnin A.V.

GBOU VPO «Permskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet im. akad. E.A. Vagnera» Minzdrava RF;
GBUZ PK «Permskaja kraevaja klinicheskaja bolnitsa», Perm

Nekrutenko L.A.

Vagner Perm State Medical University, Perm, Russia

Yu Sosnin D.

GBOU VPO «Permskij gosudarstvennyj meditsinskij universitet im. akad. E.A. Vagnera», Perm', Rossija

Seksyaev N.E.

Vagner Perm State Medical University, Perm, Russia

Chalova E.A.

Perm Regional clinical Hospital, Perm, Russia

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