Ornithinaemia
title: "Ornithinaemia" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["blood-disorders"] topic_path: "general/blood-disorders" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithinaemia" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| specialty | hematology |
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| name = | synonym = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | pronounce = | specialty = hematology | symptoms = | complications = | onset = | duration = | types = | causes = | risks = | diagnosis = | differential = | prevention = | treatment = | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = | deaths = Ornithinaemia is a blood disorder characterized by high levels of ornithine. Also known as hyperornithinemia, it may be associated with psychomotor retardation or epileptic episodes.
References
References
- Wright, T. (Mar 1973). "Psychomotor retardation, epileptic and stuporous attacks, irritability and ataxia associated with ammonia intoxication, high blood ornithine levels and increased homocitruline in the urine.". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.
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