Intravenous ketogenic diet therapy for neonatal-onset pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency
2021; Elsevier BV; Volume: 44; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.braindev.2021.11.005
ISSN1872-7131
AutoresTakehiko Inui, Yoichi Wada, Moriei Shibuya, Natsuko Arai‐Ichinoi, Yukimune Okubo, Wakaba Endo, Toshihiko Uchida, Noriko Togashi, Etsuo Naito, Kazuhiro Haginoya,
Tópico(s)Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
ResumoPyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHC) deficiency is an inborn error of metabolism that causes lactic acidosis and neurodevelopmental changes. Five causative genes have been identified: PDHA1, PDHB, DLAT, DLD, and PDHX. Four neurological phenotypes have been reported: neonatal encephalopathy with lactic acidosis, non-progressive infantile encephalopathy, Leigh syndrome, and relapsing ataxia. Of these, neonatal encephalopathy has the worst mortality and morbidity and there is no effective treatment.We studied two girls who were clinically diagnosed with PDHC deficiency as neonates; they were subsequently found to have PDHA1 mutations. The clinical diagnosis was based on white matter loss and a lateral ventricular septum on fetal MRI, spasticity of the lower extremities, and lactic acidosis worsening after birth. Intravenous ketogenic diets were started within 24 h after birth. The ketogenic ratio was increased until the blood lactate level was controlled, while monitoring for side effects.In both cases, the lactic acidosis improved immediately with no apparent side effects. Both children had better developmental outcomes than previously reported cases; neither exhibited epilepsy.Intravenous ketogenic diet therapy is a treatment option for neonatal-onset PDHC deficiency. Further studies are needed to optimize this therapy.
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