This protocol is for the sick infant/child who has been previously diagnosed with Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD). MSUD is an organic acid disorder but is often classified as an amino acid disorder because of increased levels of branched chain amino acids as well as the organic acids. The central emergency features of MSUD are profound metabolic ketoacidosis and brain edema with lethargy progressing to coma.
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