The Authors report on a 2 year old boy who showed an episode of hyperammoniemic coma. Clinical and biochemical data were suggestive of a late-onset OCT deficiency. The paper stress the importance of a timely diagnosis in this life-threatening disease. The main therapeutic suggestions of acute and chronic stages of the disease, and the diagnostic tools are outlined.
Hyperammoniemic coma in patient affected by ornithine-transcarbamylase deficiency
Fiumara A.;Barone R.;
1994-01-01
Abstract
The Authors report on a 2 year old boy who showed an episode of hyperammoniemic coma. Clinical and biochemical data were suggestive of a late-onset OCT deficiency. The paper stress the importance of a timely diagnosis in this life-threatening disease. The main therapeutic suggestions of acute and chronic stages of the disease, and the diagnostic tools are outlined.File in questo prodotto:
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