Neonatal hyperammonemia is usually due to a reduction in the metabolic capacity of the urea cycle. However, critically ill infants often present with several risk factors leading to high blood ammonia levels, including increased production and/or decreased elimination of ammonia. We present a rare case of an 11-day-old female infant with
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