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NCT04602325

Systemic Biomarkers of Brain Injury From Hyperammonemia

Sponsor: Children's National Research Institute

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Summary

Ammonia is a waste product of protein and amino acid catabolism and is also a potent neurotoxin. High blood ammonia levels on the brain can manifest as cytotoxic brain edema and vascular compromise leading to intellectual and developmental disabilities. The following aims are proposed: Aim 1 of this study will be to determine the chronology of biomarkers of brain injury in response to a hyperammonemic (HA) brain insult in patients with an inherited hyperammonemic disorder. Aim 2 will be to determine if S100B, NSE, and UCHL1 are altered in patients with two other inborn errors of metabolism, Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) and Glutaric Acidemia (GA1).

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

7 Years - 18 Years

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

24

Start Date

2020-07-09

Completion Date

2027-05

Last Updated

2024-02-07

Healthy Volunteers

No

Locations (1)

Children's National Research Institute

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States