| urea cycle disorders in thai infants: a report of 5 cases. | urea cycle disorders (ucd) is an inborn error of urea synthesis in which ammonium and other nitrogenous precursors of urea accumulate leading to episodic coma and a high mortality rate. therapy with peritoneal dialysis, essential amino acids or their nitrogen-free analogues has increased survival. the authors report 5 cases of urea cycle disorders, all of whom developed and were rescued from hyperammonemic coma. however, the eventual outcome was quite variable. argininosuccinate lyase deficiency ... | 2002 | 12403252 |