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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...
Autores principales: | Ling, Peter, Lee, Douglas J, Yoshida, Eric M, Sirrs, Sandra |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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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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