Cerebral vasospasm in acute porphyria

• Published in: European journal of neurology Vol. 24; no. 9; pp. 1183 - 1187
• Main Authors: Olivier, P., Van Melkebeke, D., Honoré, P.‐J., Defreyne, L., Hemelsoet, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Abdominal Pain - etiology; Acute Disease; acute porphyria; Adult; Biosynthesis; Brain; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Case reports; Classification; Complications; Disorders; Female; Haem; Hemin - therapeutic use; Humans; Lesions; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Metabolic disorders; Neuropathy; Pain; Pathogenesis; Patients; Porphyria; Porphyrias - complications; Porphyrias - diagnostic imaging; Porphyrias - psychology; Vasoconstriction; vasospasm; Vasospasm, Intracranial - diagnostic imaging; Vasospasm, Intracranial - etiology; Vasospasm, Intracranial - psychology; Visual Acuity; acute porphyria; vasospasm

Background and purpose Porphyrias are a group of inherited metabolic disorders resulting from a specific deficiency along the pathway of haem biosynthesis. A clinical classification distinguishes acute from non‐acute porphyrias considering the occurrence of life‐threatening neurovisceral attacks, pr...