title: A YOUNG GIRL WITH FITS.
abstract: A young girl presented with fits vomiting and epigastric pain. Investigations including CT-Scan brain, MRI brain, MRV brain and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination were normal. Her urine was screened for porphobilinogen which was positive. She responded to intravenous dextrose and hypercaloric diet
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Ejaz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Badshah Hussain
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.forename: Jawad Khaliq
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: Shazia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nisar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011162:Porphobilinogen / Q000652:urine*; D017118:Porphyria, Acute Intermittent / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011162:Porphobilinogen