Children with seizures exhibit preferences for foods compatible with the ketogenic diet

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-104

  Amari, Adrianna ^a,b,c   Dahlquist, Lynnda ^c   Kossoff, Eric H ^b   Vining, Eileen P G ^b   Trescher, William H ^d   Slifer, Keith J ^a,b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Food preferences; Ketogenic diet; Seizures

Indexed keywords

FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY FATS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; KETONE BODIES; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; SEIZURES;

EID: 34447649901     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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