Hyperammonemic coma due to parenteral nutrition in a woman with heterozygous ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
Felig D, Brusilow S, Boyer J. Hyperammonemic coma due to parenteral nutrition in a woman with heterozygous ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency. Gastroenterology 1995, 109: 282-284. PMID: 7797025, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(95)90295-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrnithine transcarbamylase deficiencyParenteral nutritionNormal liver function test resultsLiver function test resultsLow plasma citrullineTotal parenteral nutritionFunction test resultsTolerance test resultsPartial enzyme deficiencyPartial ornithine transcarbamylase deficiencyUlcerative colitisParenteral alimentationHyperammonemic encephalopathyCase reportPlasma citrullineHyperammonemic comaPlasma glutamineAdult womenUnique caseSimilar episodesElevated levelsEnzyme deficiencySymptomatic expressionHemizygous malesWomen