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We reported a case of adult-onset citrullinemia associated with hypertrigliceridemia and diabetes mellitus. A 24-year-old female was healthy until recently. She first felt intermittent headaches and nausea. Then she noticed memory loss and tiredness. Abnormal behavior such as getting lost on the way
An enzymatic abnormality of the urea cycle is a metabolic disorder occasionally seen in adults, but particularly in the puerperium. The main risk is acute hyperammoniemic encephalopathy, leading to psychosis, coma and even death if not diagnosed promptly and treated appropriately. Headache is
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the incidences of urea cycle defects (UCDs) in the patients with hyperammonemia and study their etiology, clinical and laboratory features.
METHODS
In the past 7 years, 26 cases (10.2%) of UCDs were detected from 254 patients with hyperammonemia. The etiological diagnoses