Developmental outcomes and prevalence of SLC2A1 variants in young infants with hypoglycorrhachia

Wen Hao Yu, Li Wen Chen, Shan Tair Wang, Yi Fang Tu, Chao Ching Huang

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Abstract

Introduction: The neurodevelopmental outcomes of young infants with hypoglycorrhachia that is comparable to glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome (GLUT1DS), i.e. cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) glucose ≤40 mg/dL and CSF lactate <2.2 mM without causes of secondary hypoglycorrhachia are unknown. This study investigated the developmental outcomes and possibility of GLUT1DS in infants with hypoglycorrhachia, or low CSF glucose concentration. Material and methods: 1655 neurologically asymptomatic infants aged <4 months had CSF examinations for fever workup from 2006 to 2016. Among the infants with normal CSF cell counts and without isolated pathogens, there were hypoglycorrhachia group who had CSF glucose levels that were comparable to GLUT1DS, and age- and gender-matched non-hypoglycorrhachia group. Both groups were at a mean age of 5.9 ± 2.4 years (ranged 1–10 years) at neurodevelopmental evaluation in 2017. Mutational analysis of solute-carrier-family 2, which facilitated the glucose transporter member 1 (SLC2A1) gene was performed. Results: Among the 722 infants with normal CSF cell counts and without isolated pathogens, 30 (4.2%) had hypoglycorrhachia that was comparable to GLUT1DS. In the 25 infants with hypoglycorrhachia available for follow-up, 4 (16%) had abnormal outcomes, of which 3 (12%) had the history of mixed-type developmental delay before age 6 and 1 (4%) had type 1 diabetes mellitus. In the non-hypoglycorrhachia control group (n = 50), 2 patients (4%) showed abnormal outcomes, both with the history of pure speech delay. The hypoglycorrhachia group had a higher rate of the history of mixed-type of developmental delay than the control group (12% vs. 0%, P = 0.034). No SLC2A1 pathogenic variants were observed in the hypoglycorrhachia group. Conclusion: Hypoglycorrhachia may be a potential biomarker for neurodevelopmental delay instead of for GLUT1DS in neurologically asymptomatic young infants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)854-861
Number of pages8
JournalBrain and Development
Volume41
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2019

Keywords

  • Glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome
  • Hypoglycorrhachia
  • Infant
  • SLC2A1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Clinical Neurology

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