Ornithinaemia is a
blood disorder
Hematologic diseases are disorders which primarily affect the blood & blood-forming organs. Hematologic diseases include rare genetic disorders, anemia, HIV, sickle cell disease & complications from chemotherapy or transfusions.
Myeloid
* Hemog ...
characterized by high levels of
ornithine
Ornithine is a non-proteinogenic amino acid that plays a role in the urea cycle. Ornithine is abnormally accumulated in the body in ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency. The radical is ornithyl.
Role in urea cycle
L-Ornithine is one of the produ ...
. Also known as hyperornithinemia, it may be associated with
psychomotor retardation
Psychomotor may refer to:
* Psychomotor learning, the relationship between cognitive functions and physical movement
* Psychomotor retardation, a slowing-down of thought and a reduction of physical movements in an individual
* Psychomotor agitatio ...
or
epileptic
Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking due to abnormal electrical ...
episodes.
[{{cite journal, last=Wfirst=T, author2=Pollitt, R, title=Psychomotor retardation, epileptic and stuporous attacks, irritability and ataxia associated with ammonia intoxication, high blood ornithine levels and increased homocitruline in the urine., journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, date=Mar 1973, volume=66, issue=3, pages=221, doi=10.1177/003591577306600306, pmid=4697977, pmc=1644839]
References
Blood disorders