CEREBRAL EDEMA: A RARE COMPLICATION IN GALACTOSEMIA

نویسندگان

  • AHMAD KHODADAD
  • GHOLAM REZA KHATAMI
  • MEHRI NAJAFI From the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children s Medical Center; Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran
چکیده مقاله:

A 34 day-old girl infant was admitted for poor feeding and cholestasis. She had a bulging fontanelle, with no evidence of intracranial infection or hemorrhage. Investigations demonstrated that she had galactosemia. Computed tomographic scans demonstrated the presence of diffuse cerebral edema. After treatment the edema resolved.

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عنوان ژورنال

دوره 18  شماره 4

صفحات  371- 373

تاریخ انتشار 2005-11

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