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Ketogenic diet as elective treatment in patients with drug-unresponsive hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia caused by glucokinase mutations.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 11 Oct 2021
Maiorana Arianna, Caviglia Stefania, Greco Benedetta, Alfieri Paolo, Cumbo Francesca, Campana Carmen, Bernabei Silvia Maria, Cusmai Raffaella, Mosca Antonella, Dionisi-Vici Carlo
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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. Patients with diffuse drug-unresponsive HI manifest neurological impairment and neurobehavioral problems, even though surgically...
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