[A guide to the clinical diagnosis and urgent treatment of neonatal hyperammonaemia].

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Anales de pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003)Couce M L, Bustos G, García-Alix A, et al.Published 2/1/2009Last synced 6/26/2026Status: syncedPMID: 19217576DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2008.10.007

Symptomatic hyperammonaemia in newborn is a medical emergency that should be recognised in its early stages, specifically diagnosed and aggressively treated to improve the immediate and long-term prognosis of these children. The paediatrician and the neonatal doctor should have a diagnosis-therapy scheme for its urgent management.

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