title: Lactic acidaemia due to hyperventilation in a child with severe mental retardation.
abstract: A 16-year-old girl with severe mental retardation of unknown aetiology presented with increased blood content of lactate and pyruvate. It was demonstrated that the biochemical abnormalities were due to hyperventilation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000150:complications*; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000378:metabolism*; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood*; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D011773:Pyruvates