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A case of severe transient hyperammonemia in a newborn
Min Woo Hwang, Seung Taek Yu, Yeon Kyun Oh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(4):598-602.   Published online April 15, 2010
Transient hyperammonemia in a newborn is an overwhelming disease manifested by hyperammonemic coma. The majority of affected newborns are premature and have mild respiratory syndrome. The diagnosis may be difficult to determine. This metabolic disorder is primarily characterized by severe hyperammonemia in the postnatal period, coma, absence of abnormal organic aciduria and normal activity of the enzymes of the urea...