A pilot trial with modified Atkins' diet in adult patients with refractory epilepsy

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 797-803

  Carrette, Evelien ^a   Vonck, Kristl ^a   de Herdt, Veerle ^a   Dewaele, Isabelle ^a   Raedt, Robrecht ^a   Goossens, Lut ^a   Van Zandijcke, Michel ^a   Wadman, Wytse ^b   Thadani, Vijay ^c   Boon, Paul ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Ketogenic; Modified Atkins' diet; Refractory epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATKINS DIET; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIET THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MOOD; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETONES; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SEIZURES;

EID: 49749144419     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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