Carnitine deficiency presenting with encephalopathy and hyperammonemia in a patient receiving chronic enteral tube feeding: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Carnitine is an essential cofactor in mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. Carnitine deficiency results in accumulation of non-oxidized fatty acyl-coenzyme A molecules, and this inhibits intra-mitochondrial degradation of ammonia. Hyperammonemia may lead to encephalopathy. This scenario...

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Autores principales: Ling, Peter, Lee, Douglas J, Yoshida, Eric M, Sirrs, Sandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22846666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-6-227

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22846666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-6-227

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