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Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Demonstrates that Cerebral Edema Is Not Correlated to Hyperammonemia in a Child with Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
Background: Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is an inborn error of urea cycle resulting in increased plasma levels of ammonia and glutamine and cerebral edema. However, th...
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Chapter
Congenital Malformations of the Brain: Prenatal Diagnosis, Spectrum and Causes
Defective nervous system development results in a diverse group of diseases, ranging from major malformations that are incompatible with postnatal life to moderate or severe disabilities (Table 134.1). The follow...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Responses of Pre-term Infants to the Odour of Mother’s Milk
Fourteen premature infants (born at 30–33 weeks gestational age) were tested for their responses to the odours of different categories of human breast milk that are commonly available in intensive care nurseri...