Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy after a subureteric injection for vesicoureteric reflux

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 363-364

  Zuberi, S M ^a   Stephenson, J B P ^a   Azmy, A F ^b   Robinson, P H ^b   McWilliam, R C ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Author keywords

Encephalopathy; Hyperammonaemia; Subureteric injection; Urea splitting organism

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; DIMETICONE;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DROWSINESS; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0031695785     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.79.4.363     Document Type: Article

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