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In an infant with neonatal citrullinaemia therapy was instituted on day 1 of life with a low-protein diet and oral supplements of arginine, α-keto-acids, essential amino acids and carnitine. The latter may have contributed to the excellent clinical outcome, as evidenced by normal growth and satisfactory psychomotor development at 3 years of age.
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Sanjurjo, P., Rodríguez-Soriano, J., Vallo, A. et al. Neonatal citrullinaemia with satisfactory mental development. Eur J Pediatr 150, 730–731 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01958766
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