AI Article Synopsis
- - An infant experienced repeated episodes of encephalopathy, which is a term for brain dysfunction, that responded to general treatment for sepsis (a severe infection).
- - Doctors maintained a strong suspicion of an underlying issue, leading them to investigate further.
- - This careful approach ultimately revealed an error of metabolism, indicating a metabolic disorder as the root cause of the infant's symptoms.
Article Abstract
An infant presented with recurrent episodes of encephalopathy, responding to nonspecific management of sepsis. High index of suspicion helped uncover underlying error of metabolism.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9485739 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mjafi.2019.12.007 | DOI Listing |
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