Non-invasive detection of ketosis and its application in refractory epilepsy

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 329-335

  Musa Veloso, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetoacetate; Breath acetone; Gas chromatography; Intractable seizures; Ketones; hydroxybutyrate

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETOACETIC ACID; ACETONE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; HYDROXYACETONE; ISOPRENALINE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHYLGLYOXAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; BREATH ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; KETOACIDOSIS; KETOGENIC DIET; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 1042299790     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2003.08.025     Document Type: Article

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