Clinical practice: The management of hyperammonemia

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-34

  Häberle, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Awareness; Cerebral edema; Glutamine; Neurotoxicity; Nitrogen metabolism; Urea cycle

Indexed keywords

4 PHENYLBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; ARGININE; BENZOIC ACID; CARBAMYLGLUTAMATE; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEOMYCIN; ORNITHINE ASPARTATE; PHENYLACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 79151472576     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1369-2     Document Type: Review

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