Neuroglycopenia in normoglycaemic patients, and the potential benefit of ketosis

M A A P Willemsen; R J Soorani-Lunsing; E Pouwels; J Klepper

doi:10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.00952.x

Neuroglycopenia in normoglycaemic patients, and the potential benefit of ketosis

Diabet Med. 2003 Jun;20(6):481-2. doi: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.00952.x.

Authors

M A A P Willemsen¹, R J Soorani-Lunsing, E Pouwels, J Klepper

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatric Neurology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. m.willemsen@cukz.umcn.nl

PMID: 12786683
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.00952.x

Abstract

We report a patient with recurrent symptoms of neuroglycopenia due to a defective glucose transport into brain. The potential benefit of ketosis in neuroglycopenia is discussed from the therapeutic concept of a ketogenic diet in GLUT1-deficiency syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Biological Transport
Blood Glucose / analysis*
Brain Chemistry
Brain Diseases, Metabolic / blood*
Brain Diseases, Metabolic / diet therapy
Female
Glucose Transporter Type 1
Humans
Ketone Bodies / metabolism
Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / deficiency*
Syndrome

Substances

Blood Glucose
Glucose Transporter Type 1
Ketone Bodies
Monosaccharide Transport Proteins
SLC2A1 protein, human