A three-year-old boy with glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome presenting with episodic ataxia.

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION:Glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome is a metabolic encephalopathy that results from impaired glucose transport into the brain as the result of a mutation of the SLC2A1 gene. It has been recognized recently that these patients can present with a much broader clinical spectrum than previously thought. We describe a 3-year-old boy presenting with episodic ataxia. CASE REPORT:Our patient exhibited periodic abnormal eye movements, including opsoclonus, since he was 4 months of age. At 2 years of age, he experienced acute cerebellar ataxia after a vaccination. Since then, he has had periodic attacks of ataxic gait, repeated vomiting, and abnormal eye movement. He was diagnosed as having episodic ataxia type 2 because the administration of acetazolamide seemed effective. By 3 years and 10 months of age, he exhibited mild mental retardation and mild trunk ataxia. The attacks were more likely to occur when he was hungry. Molecular analysis revealed that the SLC2A1 gene had a de novo mutation of heterozygous seven nucleotide insertion within exon 7, resulting in a frameshift. He has recently begun a modified Atkins diet; the frequency of attacks has been reduced, and his psychomotor and language skills have begun to develop. DISCUSSION:Glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis in children with episodic ataxia, even if acetazolamide is effective.

journal_name

Pediatr Neurol

journal_title

Pediatric neurology

authors

Ohshiro-Sasaki A,Shimbo H,Takano K,Wada T,Osaka H

doi

10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.09.002

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-01-01 00:00:00

pages

99-100

issue

1

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0887-8994

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1873-5150

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S0887-8994(13)00559-6

journal_volume

50

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