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Hyperammonemic Coma in an Adult due to Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency

Objective. To report an unusual cause of coma in an adult. Design. Case report. Setting. University teaching hospital. Patient. A previously healthy 53-year-old man initially presented with altered mental status and progressed to coma. He was found to be substantially hyperammonemic and did not impr...

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Autores principales: Roberts, Daniel L., Galbreath, David A., Patel, Bhavesh M., Ingall, Timothy J., Khatib, Amer, Johnson, Daniel J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24804122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/493216