Positive impact of a modified Atkins diet on cognition, seizure control, and abnormal movements in an adult with glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome: case report

Neurol Sci. 2022 May;43(5):3449-3452. doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-05973-5. Epub 2022 Mar 3.

Authors

Luisa A Diaz-Arias¹, Bobbie J Henry-Barron², Alison Buchholz³, Mackenzie C Cervenka⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. mcerven1@jhmi.edu.

PMID: 35243547
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-022-05973-5

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Cognition
Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted
Diet, High-Protein Low-Carbohydrate*
Diet, Ketogenic*
Dyskinesias*
Humans
Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / deficiency
Seizures
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Monosaccharide Transport Proteins

Supplementary concepts

Glut1 Deficiency Syndrome