L-carnitine supplementation as a potential therapy for suspected hyperammonaemic encephalopath
A 44-year-old female, with a background of cerebral palsy, epilepsy and learning disabilities, presented with multiple seizures and a persistently reduced consciousness level secondary to valproate-induced hyperammonaemic encephalopathy (plasma levels >50 µg/dl). Withdrawal of valproate and subse...
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| Language: | English |
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Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
2019-12-01
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| Series: | The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
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| Online Access: | http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/college/journal/l-carnitine-supplementation-potential-therapy-suspected-hyperammonaemic |