A case report of glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome with growth hormone deficiency diagnosed before starting ketogenic diet

• Main Authors: Gianluca Tornese (Author), Giuseppa Patti (Author), Maria Chiara Pellegrin (Author), Paola Costa (Author), Flavio Faletra (Author), Elena Faleschini (Author), Egidio Barbi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Growth failure and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) have been reported as one accessory feature of GLUT1 deficiency syndrome (GLUT1DS), considered so far as a long-term adverse effects of ketogenic diet which is used to treat this condition. Case presentation We report the case of...