Metabolic changes in mTOR pathway-associated cortical malformation
Philip H. Iffland
Malformations of cortical development (MCD) are a common cause of epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and intellectual disability (ID). A unifying mechanistic etiology for epilepsy, ASD, and ID has not been found due, in part, to the heterogeneity of MCD subtypes. However, changes in brain metabolism within MCD have emerged as a possible convergent mechanism across MCD that may have therapeutic potential. While there have been efforts to comprehensively describe known metabolic changes in