A newborn with seizures born to a mother diagnosed with primary carnitine deficiency.
Si ChenYingying HuYumei HuangYan NanXiaojian ZhouShangqin ChenJin LinZhen-Lang LinPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2019)
Maternal carnitine deficiency that occurs during the perinatal period may manifest as secondary epilepsy with cerebral injury in neonates. The short-term neurodevelopmental outcomes were good. Early diagnosis of asymptomatic PCD in female patients can provide guidance for future pregnancies.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- low birth weight
- gestational age
- pregnant women
- peritoneal dialysis
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- prognostic factors
- pregnancy outcomes
- replacement therapy
- body mass index
- patient reported outcomes
- preterm infants
- physical activity
- brain injury
- weight loss
- patient reported
- temporal lobe epilepsy
- glycemic control