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Recurrent somnolence in a 17-month-old infant: late-onset ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency due to the novel hemizygous mutation c.535C > T (p.Leu179Phe).
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Jan 2013
Fantur Michaela, Karall Daniela, Scholl-Buergi Sabine, Häberle Johannes, Rauchenzauner Markus, Fruehwirth Martin
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Herein, we describe a case of a now 28-month-old boy who presented at the age of 17 months with four episodes of recurrent vomiting and somnolence during a period of four months with increasing severity. A comprehensive clinical and metabolic evaluation revealed normal blood pH and blood glucose, normal cerebral computed tomography and electroencephalogram but an elevated plasma ammonia concentration, which...
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