Neonatal citrullinaemia with satisfactory mental development.
In an infant with neonatal citrullinaemia therapy was instituted on day 1 of life with a low-protein diet and oral supplements of arginine, alpha-keto-acids, essential amino acids and carnitine. The latter may have contributed to the excellent clinical outcome, as evidenced by normal growth and satisfactory psychomotor development at 3 years of age.
Department of Paediatics, Hospital Infantil de Cruces and Basque University School of Medicine, Bilbao, Spain.
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D000592:Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002956:Citrulline / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007360:Intelligence
D002956:Citrulline