As in all urea cycle disorders, failure to recognize hyperammonemia results in a missed diagnosis. Unique among this group of disorders, arginase deficiency often does not present acutely and may instead appear as cerebral palsy and mental retardation without other apparent explanation. Thus, examine all such patients for hyperammonemia. Laboratory evaluation of urea cycle disorders. Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established.
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