Table 3.

Case studies on LC as a treatment for HA.

Study	Initial Ammonia (μmol/L)	Final Ammonia (μmol/L)	L-Carnitine
[101]	232	57	50 mg/kg/day QD by NG tube
[102]	348.8	58.13	4.5 g/day by IV
[103]	>700	50	2000 mg followed by 1625 mg q4h IV
[105]	Case 1: 101.5 Case 2: 101	Case 1: 28 Case 2: 22	1 g BID
[106]	377	47	100 mg/kg over 1 h IV
[107]	215	25	330 mg QID
[108]	Case 1: 110 Case 2: 65	Values not given, patients returned to baseline function	Case 1: 3 g IV Case 2: 3 g q8h IV
[109]	101	41	Not given
[110]	156	Normal, exact value not given	1 g q8h by NG tube