Postoperative coma in a child with carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase
- Coma
- Postoperative Complications