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Carnitine deficiency presenting with a decreased mental state in a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis receiving long-term tube feeding: a case report

INTRODUCTION: L-carnitine is an important metabolic mediator involved in fatty acid transport. It is obtained from the diet, particularly from animal products, such as red meat. Previous reports have revealed that long-term tube feeding with a commercial product containing no or low levels of carnit...

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Main Authors: Isse, Naohi, Miura, Yoh, Obata, Toshiyuki, Takahara, Noriko
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3917517/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24377720
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-7-286
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