Imaging of extrapontine myelinolysis preceding central pontine myelinolysis in a case of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency with hyperammonaemia and hypokalaemia

BACKGROUND: Patients with ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) often present with severe hyperammonaemia. We report a case of osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) secondary to the treatment of hyperammonaemia due to OTCD, a disease requiring early diagnosis, as it can have a severe prognosis...

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Autores principales: Tanaka, Yuya, Matsuki, Mitsuru, Furukawa, Rieko, Nakata, Waka, Sakurai, Yoshio, Ajihara, Sayaka, Kawano, Akiko, Mori, Harushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9685229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36437853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2022-000354

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