Ketogenic diet as elective treatment in patients with drug-unresponsive hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia caused by glucokinase mutations

Ketogenic diet as elective treatment in patients with drug-unresponsive hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia caused by glucokinase mutations

Abstract Background Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (HI) is the most frequent cause of recurrent hypoglycemia in children. Despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances, it remains an important cause of morbidity, leading to neurological complications, such as psychomotor retardation and epilepsy. Patie...

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Main Authors: Arianna Maiorana, Stefania Caviglia, Benedetta Greco, Paolo Alfieri, Francesca Cumbo, Carmen Campana, Silvia Maria Bernabei, Raffaella Cusmai, Antonella Mosca, Carlo Dionisi-Vici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
Ketogenic diet
Hypoglycemia
Neurodevelopment
Cognitive outcome
Epilepsy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-02045-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-02045-3

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