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Acute metabolic encephalopathy: An introduction
Author(s) -
Leonard J. V.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of inherited metabolic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1573-2665
pISSN - 0141-8955
DOI - 10.1007/s10545-005-8047-y
Subject(s) - encephalopathy , medicine , pathogenesis , intensive care medicine , metabolic disease , human genetics , bioinformatics , pediatrics , biology , genetics , gene
Summary Acute encephalopathy is a common and potentially serious problem in patients with inborn errors of metabolism. There are many causes and the diagnosis and treatment are both urgent. However, the pathogenesis is rarely well understood and, as a result, treatment of the complications is often problematic.