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Acute neonatal citrullinaemia type 1

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Link to WHO Definition

Acute neonatal citrullinaemia type 1 – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1802140935

Acute neonatal citrullinemia type 1 is a severe form of citrullinemia type 1 characterised clinically by hyperammonemia, progressive lethargy, poor feeding and vomiting, seizures and possible loss of consciousness, within one to a few days of birth, with variable signs of increased intracranial pressure. The condition can lead to significant neurologic deficits.