Not So Rare: Errors of Metabolism During the Neonatal Period

Clinical Presentation of EM in the Neonate

As previously discussed, the clinical manifestations of EM are similar to the presentation of several other newborn disorders. Newborns have only a few ways to respond to an acute insult, such as an EM.^[5,6] These responses include signs and symptoms of respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, and neurological distress. These symptoms are summarized in Table 2 .

NAINR. 2003;3(4) © 2003 W.B. Saunders

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