Salma Ben Amer

Beyond the classic ketogenic diet: A systematic review of alternative and adjunctive therapies for GLUT1 deficiency syndrome.

BACKGROUND Glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome (GLUT1-DS) is a rare, paediatric onset, neurometabolic disorder caused by impaired cerebral glucose transport, leading to chronic brain energy deficiency. The classic ketogenic diet (CKD) is its established cornerstone therapy but it is not universally effective...