From Severe Neonatal Encephalopathy to Slowly Neurologic Progressive Disease: Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Related to PDHA1 Variants

Sofia Corbaz, Daniela Alejandra Pibernus, Mariana Amina Loos, María Mercedes Pérez, María Celeste Buompadre, Francisco Martín García, María Paula Rodriguez, Carlos Rugilo, Marisa Armeno, Go Hun Seo, Rin Khang, Cristina Noemi Alonso, Hilda Verónica Aráoz

Journal of Child Neurology

Published online on December 23, 2025

Abstract

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Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) deficiency is a rare mitochondrial disorder characterized by impaired oxidative metabolism, predominantly due to pathogenic variants in thePDHA1gene. We present the clinical, biochemical, radiologic, and molecular ...