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Journal of Neurology and Neuroscience

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Laura Winikka

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States

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    Cornstarch Protocol for Nocturnal Hypoglycemia in Adult Patient with Mitochondrial Disorder
    Author(s): Laura Winikka, Austin Thomas*, Michael Huang and Jeffrey Chen

    Mitochondrial Disorders (MTDs) are a group of rare, highly heterogeneous disorders most commonly involving genetic defects in the oxidation-phosphorylation pathway. Multiple organ systems can be affected, though endocrine related conditions are particularly common. Non-diabetic patients with MTD have been found to have significantly increased rates of hypoglycemic episodes compared to the general population. Here we present a case of recurrent nocturnal hypoglycemic episodes in a 29-year-old male with unspecified mitochondrial myopathy who underwent extensive hypoglycemia testing which came back negative. The patient was ultimately started on a cornstarch therapy adapted from the treatment protocol for glycogen storage disease type Ia, leading to a resolution of his nocturnal hypoglycemia. The stabilization of blood glucose levels in this case suggests that the cornstarch protocol of .. View More»

    DOI: 10.4172/2171-6625.13.5.445

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