PROSPECTIVE PREVENTION OF NEONATAL HYPERAMMONEMIA IN ARGININOSUCCINIC ACIDURA BY ARGININE THERAPY
PROSPECTIVE PREVENTION OF NEONATAL HYPERAMMONEMIA IN ARGININOSUCCINIC ACIDURA BY ARGININE THERAPY
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DOI:
10.1007/bf01805478
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
THOENE, JG
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作者:
DONN, SM;THOENE, JG
Argininosuccinic aciduria, due to deficiency of argininosuccinic acid lyase, is generally associated with severe neonatal hyperammonemia and its neurological sequelae. The cases of 2 siblings with this autosomal recessive disorder are presented. Both infants were preterm and delivered by cesarean section for maternal pre-eclampsia. The first infant was not diagnosed until after the development of severe hyperammonemia and, despite adequate treatment with hemodialysis and arginine infusion, remained comatose for a prolonged period. At 20 mo. she has profound developmental delays and intellectual impairment. The second infant, whose diagnosis was made antenatally by amniotic fluid analysis, was treated with arginine infusion beginning at 32 h of life and never developed hyperammonemia. Early recognition and prompt institution of arginine therapy is an effective regimen for the prevention of neonatal hyperammonemia in argininosuccinic aciduria.