High blood pressure, a red flag for the neonatal manifestation of urea cycle disorders

High blood pressure, a red flag for the neonatal manifestation of urea cycle disorders

Abstract Background Neonatal manifestation of life-threatening hyperammonemic encephalopathy in urea cycle disorders (UCD) is often misdiagnosed as neonatal sepsis, resulting in significantly delayed start of specific treatment and poor outcome. The major aim of this study was to identify specific i...

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Main Authors: Ulrike Teufel, Peter Burgard, Jochen Meyburg, Martin Lindner, Johannes Poeschl, Peter Ruef, Georg F. Hoffmann, Stefan Kölker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Neonatal urea cycle disorders
Hypertension
Clinical presentation
Hyperammonemic encephalopathy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-019-1055-z

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