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Electroencephalography and transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in neonatal citrullinemia.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Nov 2014
Su Pen-Hua, Chen Jia-Yuh, Chen Yung-Jung, Niu Dau-Ming, Hsu Ju-Hui, Lee Inn-Chi
Abstract excerpt
The authors present a case of citrullinemia with a genotype of argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS1), c.380 G>A (p.R127Q)/c.380 G>A (p.R127Q), in two alleles. A 3-day-old female infant presented with status epilepticus and coma. Laboratory data showed hyperammonemia and marked lactic acidosis in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid; electroencephalography showed severely suppressed cerebral activity and focal...
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