Ketogenic diet for the treatment of refractory epilepsy: A 10 year experience in children

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 65, Issue 2 B, 2007, Pages 381-384

  Freitas, Alessandra ^a,b,c   Da Paz, José Albino ^a,c   Casella, Erasmo Barbante ^a,c   Marques Dias, Maria Joaquina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ICr   (Brazil)

^c FMUSP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Ketogenic diet; Refractory epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; LIPID DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 34547624845     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2007000300003     Document Type: Article

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