Hyperammonemic encephalopathy caused by carnitine deficiency.

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Published in J Gen Intern Med on December 13, 2007

Authors

Berkeley N Limketkai1, Stephen D Zucker

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0595, USA. berkeley.limketkai@gmail.com

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