Urea Cycle Disorders in Neonates: Six Case Reports
Journal Title: The Journal of Pediatric Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Urea cycle disorders are a group of diseases associated with hyperammonemia, which causes severe neurological sequelae, seizures and psychomotor retardation. In this study, six newborn cases diagnosed between 2010-2014 as citrullinemia Type I (four cases) and argininosuccinic aciduria (two cases) are presented in terms of clinical course and treatment responses.
Authors and Affiliations
Kıymet Çelik, Demet Terek, Özgür Olukman, Mehtap Kağnıcı, Şükran Keskin Gözmen, Erkin Serdaroğlu, Şebnem Çalkavur, Sertaç Arslanoğlu
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- DOI 10.4274/jpr.52724
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