A newborn with seizures born to a mother diagnosed with primary carnitine deficiency

A newborn with seizures born to a mother diagnosed with primary carnitine deficiency

Abstract Background Maternofetal carnitine transport through the placenta is the main route of fetal carnitine uptake. Decreased free carnitine levels discovered by newborn screening has identified many asymptomatic adult women with systemic primary carnitine deficiency (PCD). Here, we presented amp...

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Main Authors: Si Chen, Yingying Hu, Yumei Huang, Yan Nan, Xiaojian Zhou, Shangqin Chen, Jin Lin, Zhenlang Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Carnitine deficiency
Infant
Newborn
Amplitude integrated electroencephalogram
Magnetic resonance imaging
SLC22A5
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1452-4

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