Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ›› 2023, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 247-251.doi: 10.12372/jcp.2022.22e1743

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Attention should be paid to neonatal hyperammonemia

CHEN Yan, WANG Lin()   

  1. Department of Pediatrics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, 430022
  • Received:2023-01-04 Online:2023-04-15 Published:2023-04-07
  • Contact: WANG Lin E-mail:wl1894@126.com

Abstract:

Neonatal hyperammonemia has complex etiology and rapid progression. If missed diagnosis or blood ammonia is not timely controlled, it will lead to life-threatening or poor prognosis of the child. However, due to the lack of specificity of clinical manifestations of neonatal hyperammonemia and the lack of knowledge of the disease, it often leads to misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis. This article summarizes and discusses the clinical problems in the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal hyperammonemia, in order to improve the attention and treatment level of clinicians, and reduce the disability rate and mortality.

Key words: newborn, hyperammonemia, urea cycle disorder, inherited metabolic disease