RT Book, Section
A1 Lanpher, Brendan
A1 Lichter-Konecki, Uta
A1 Summar, Marshall
A1 Batshaw, Mark L.
A2 Stevenson, David K.
A2 Cohen, Ronald S.
A2 Sunshine, Philip
SR Print(0)
ID 1109796849
T1 Neonatal Hyperammonemia
T2 Neonatology: Clinical Practice and Procedures
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071763769
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1109796849
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  most  common  concern  for  neonates  who  present  with  poor  feeding,  tachypnea,  hypothermia,  and  lethargy  during  the  first  days  of  life  is  sepsis;  in  fact,  this  is  the  most  likely  cause  of  severe  illness.  However,  it  is  important  to  also  consider  the  possibility  of  an  inborn  error  of  metabolism.  Although  individually  these  are  rare  disorders,  as  a  group  they  probably  are  present  in  more  than  1  in  5000  live  births1;  if  they  are  not  identified  early,  most  die  or  are  left  with  severe  brain  damage.