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Javier Santos-Cubiñá1, Alexis Torres-Rodríguez, Pedro A Castaing-Lespier
1Ponce School of Medicine/VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Ponce, Puerto Rico. cubitek@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Rarely screened in psychiatric patients, primary and/or secondary Carnitine deficiency could be influencing and/or mimicking the mood symptoms of our patient population. The brain and specifically neurons are highly vulnerable to impairments in oxidative metabolism, which can lead to neuronal cell death and disorders of neurotransmitters causing changes in cognition and behavior. For this reason, identification of this disorder is important since its treatment could result in symptom improvement and better quality of life of our patients. We present a case where exacerbation of mood symptoms was associated to primary and secondary Carnitine deficiency.
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