Remittent hyperammonemia in congenital portosystemic shunt

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 369-372

  Ferrero, Giovanni Battista ^a   Porta, Francesco ^a   Biamino, Elisa ^a   Mussa, Alessandro ^a   Garelli, Emanuela ^a   Chiappe, Francesca ^b   Veltri, Andrea ^a   Silengo, Margherita Cirillo ^a   Gennari, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital portosystemic shunt; Hyperammonemia; Patent ductus venosus; Protein loading test

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT; DETOXIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MALE; PORTAL SYSTEM; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UMBILICAL VEINS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 77949267167     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-1031-z     Document Type: Article

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