Hyperammonaemia as a cause of psychosis in an adolescent

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 773-775

  Bélanger Quintana, Amaya ^a   Martínez Pardo, Mercedes ^a   García, María José ^b   Wermuth, Bendicht ^c   Torres, Julián ^d   Pallarés, Esperanza ^a   Ugarte, Magdalena ^b  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Hyperammonaemia; N acetylglutamate synthetase deficiency; N carbamylglutamate; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ARGININE; GLUTAMATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; N CARBAMYLGLUTAMATE; N-CARBAMYLGLUTAMATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; INTOXICATION; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; METABOLISM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242571798     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-002-1126-2     Document Type: Article

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