Diagnostic Challenges Associated with GLUT1 Deficiency: Phenotypic Variabilities and Evolving Clinical Features
- Authors
- Kim, Hyuna; Lee, Jin Sook; Lee, Youngha; Kim, Soo Yeon; Lim, Byung Chan; Kim, Ki Joong; Choi, Murim; Chae, Jong-Hee
- Issue Date
- Dec-2019
- Publisher
- YONSEI UNIV COLL MEDICINE
- Keywords
- GLUT1 deficiency; ketogenic diet; phenotypic variability; SLC2A1
- Citation
- YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL, v.60, no.12, pp.1209 - 1215
- Journal Title
- YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Volume
- 60
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 1209
- End Page
- 1215
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/17894
- DOI
- 10.3349/ymj.2019.60.12.1209
- ISSN
- 0513-5796
- Abstract
- GLUT1 deficiency is a rare neurometabolic disorder that can be effectively treated with ketogenic diet. However, this condition is underdiagnosed due to its nonspecific, overlapping, and evolving symptoms with age. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical course of nine patients diagnosed with GLUT1 deficiency, based on SLC2A1 mutations and/or glucose concentration in cerebrospinal fluid. The patients included eight boys and one girl who initially presented with seizures (44%, 4/9) or delayed development (44%, 4/9) before 2 years of age, except for one patient who presented with apnea as a neonate. Over the clinical course, all of the children developed seizures of the mixed type, including absence seizures and generalized tonic-donic seizures. About half (56%, 5/9) showed movement disorders such as ataxia, dystonia, or dyskinesia. We observed an evolution of phenotype over time, although this was not uniform across all patients. Only one child had microcephaly. In five patients, ketogenic diet was effective in reducing seizures and movement symptoms, and the patients exhibited subjective improvement in cognitive function. Diagnosing GLUT1 deficiency can be challenging due to the phenotypic variability and evolution. A high index of clinical suspicion in pediatric and even older patients with epilepsy or movement disorders is key to the early diagnosis and treatment, which can improve the patient's quality of life.
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