Postoperative coma in a child with carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency.
We describe prolonged drowsiness proceeding to hepatic encephalopathy in a child with sickle cell trait and carnitine palmitoyltransferase deficiency. The latter defect of fatty acid metabolism is associated with striated muscle dysfunction and hepatic failure.
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Department of Anesthesia, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. pekka_neu@hotmail.com
van den Berg
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D002334:Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase / Q000172:deficiency*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*
D002334:Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase