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Clinical practice: The management of hyperammonemia [PDF]
Hyperammonemia is a life-threatening condition which can affect patients at any age. Elevations of ammonia in plasma indicate its increased production and/or decreased detoxification. The hepatic urea cycle is the main pathway to detoxify ammonia; it can
Häberle, Johannes
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Transient hyperammonemia of the newborn is a rare form of hyperammonemia with an unclear, likely nongenetic etiology, primarily affecting larger preterm infants.
Jinglin Xu +5 more
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Hyperornithinemia, Hyperammonemia, and Homocitrullinuria Syndrome Causing Severe Neonatal Hyperammonemia [PDF]
Hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria (HHH) syndrome (OMIM 238970) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is caused by a deficiency of mitochondrial ornithine transporter 1, resulting in dysfunction of the urea cycle. HHH is the rarest of the urea cycle disorders, reported in fewer than 100 patients.
Katherine Taylor, Wild +3 more
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Severe hyperammonemia from intense skeletal muscle activity
Rationale: Adult hyperammonemia is most often the result of hepatic dysfunction. Hyperammonemia in the setting of normal hepatic function is a much less common phenomenon and has usually been associated with medications and certain disease states.
Jasuja, Haneesh +3 more
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Hyperammonemia in Urinary Tract Infections
【Objectives】 The present study investigated the incidence of hyperammonemia in urinary tract infections and explored the utility of urinary obstruction relief and antimicrobial administration to improve hyperammonemia.
Kitao, Akihito +13 more
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Introduction: Hyperammonemia is a potential adverse effect of valproic acid (VPA) therapy, which is often asymptomatic but can lead to severe, life-threatening encephalopathy.
Lauren M. Brown +2 more
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Hepatic glutamine synthetase deficiency in fatal hyperammonemia after lung transplantation.
BACKGROUND: The cause of severe acquired hyperammonemia, an uncommon but often fatal complication of organ transplantation and chemotherapy for cancer, is obscure.
McCann, M T +8 more
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Background: Hyperammonemia usually results from an inborn error of metabolism or from an advanced liver disease. Individual case reports suggest that both distal renal tubular acidosis and urinary tract infection may also result in hyperammonemia ...
Caterina M. Clericetti +17 more
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Case Report A Case of Hyperammonemia Associated with High Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Activity
Over the past decades, 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) has been widely used to treat several types of carcinoma, including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. In addition to its common side effects, including diarrhea, mucositis, neutropenia, and anemia, 5-FU ...
Kenji Ikemura +8 more
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