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Fatal coma in a young adult due to late-onset urea cycle deficiency presenting with a prolonged seizure: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Unexplained hyperammonemic coma in adults can be a medical dilemma in the absence of triggering factors and known comorbidities. Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency presents most commonly with hyperammonemic coma. Although a rare disorder, ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency is the...

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Autores principales: Alameri, Majid, Shakra, Mustafa, Alsaadi, Taoufik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4655488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26593089
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0741-2