The ketogenic diet: Seizure control correlates better with serum β-hydroxybutyrate than with urine ketones

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 787-790

  Gilbert, D L ^a   Pyzik, P L ^a   Freeman, J M ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; KETONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPILEPSY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KETOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0034484802     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380001501203     Document Type: Article

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