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We describe the fifth SLC45A1 patient, presenting with focal refractory epilepsy responsive to ketogenic diet (KD) and acetazolamide.<\/jats:p><jats:p>A 3-year-old boy presented with developmental delay and unexpected nighttime arousals followed by sudden right arm extension suggestive of epilepsy. Long-term video electroencephalogram and semiology were evocative of a left-frontal focus. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was normal. Clinical exome, metabolic evaluation, and lumbar puncture were non-contributive. The patient was treated unsuccessfully with carbamazepine, valproate, levetiracetam, lamotrigine, topiramate, lacosamide, and clobazam. Presurgical evaluation was planned because of refractory epilepsy. Meanwhile, a KD was introduced, and the child became seizure-free with cognitive improvement. After 2 years, the KD was stopped, and seizures relapsed. Acetazolamide was introduced with seizure freedom for 10 months. Exome analysis revealed compound heterozygous variants p.Pro560Leu and p.Arg57Cys in the SLC45A1 gene.<\/jats:p><jats:p>This case illustrates that KD and acetazolamide might be effective in SLC45A1-related epilepsy and underscores the importance of genetic testing in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2627-2097","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,20]],"date-time":"2025-06-20T18:39:32Z","timestamp":1750444772000},"page":"342-346","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Solute Carrier 45A1: A New Cerebral Glucose Transporter Brain Disorder with Focal Refractory Epilepsy Responsive to Ketogenic Diet and Acetazolamide"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"56","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-5738-8055","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Benoit","family":"Semal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Neurology, Universit\u00e9 libre de Bruxelles (ULB), H\u00f4pital 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