[Fulminant coma: think hyperammonemia and urea cycle disorders]. / Coma d'évolution foudroyante: penser à l'hyperammoniémie quel que soit l'âge.
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
; 21(10): 820-3, 2002 Dec.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12534125
The authors report the case of 14-year-old boy admitted for acute coma without neurological focal symptom. The only relevant finding was the death of one uncle after a coma in the year 1992. This coma was associated with an ammonia blood level of 344 mumol l-1 and it rapidly lead to cerebral death despite a symptomatic treatment. The diagnosis of hereditary ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency was confirmed by liver biopsy in the immediate post-mortem period. The authors recommend the measurement of blood ammonia in every coma without diagnosis, whatever patient's age.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ureia
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Coma
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Doença da Deficiência de Ornitina Carbomoiltransferase
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Hiperamonemia
Idioma:
Fr
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article