Neonatal hyperammonemia transient condition or marker of inborn errors of metabolism?
AbstractNeonatal hyperammonemiais a pathological condition often leading to severe neurological disorders without treatment. It can be caused by different disorders, but most often inborn errors of metabolism. Neonatal hyperammonemia may also have a transient state, especially in preterm infants. Initial nonspecific symptoms of hyperammonemia may mimic sepsis.
Keywords:neonatal hyperammonemia, inborn errors of metabolism, orphan diseases, central nervous system damage, convulsions of unclear etiology
Neonatology: News, Opinions, Training. 2018; 7 (1): 96-102. DOI: 10.24411/2308-2402-2018-00013