Mother has her child's ventilation switched off: Baby Karson survives
Created: 2022-04-26Updated: 2022-04-26 12:29 PM
By: Natalie Hull Drawbar
Non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia is an autosomal recessive inherited metabolic defect that manifests itself, among other things, in muscle weakness.
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A young boy should not be viable, according to doctors, due to a brain hemorrhage and a rare genetic defect.
But a miracle happened.
Suwanee – Although little Karson Jax's pregnancy and birth were uncomplicated, he soon went into cardiac arrest and had to be put on a heart-lung machine.
After more detailed examinations, the doctors made two life-threatening diagnoses: a cerebral hemorrhage and a rare genetic metabolic disorder known as non-ketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH).
You can find out which symptoms are associated with the disease "non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia" (NKH) at 24vita.de.
The doctors assumed that the baby would have had only very limited viability or would not have survived at all without the devices.
Therefore, his parents made the difficult decision to redeem their child.
With the ventilator shutting down, both parents and medical professionals should be able to witness something incredible.
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