Acetone as an anticonvulsant

Epilepsia

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2008, Pages 83-86

  Likhodii, Sergei ^a   Nylen, Kirk ^a   Burnham, W McIntyre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetone; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Ketogenic diet

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETOACETIC ACID; ACETONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; KETONE; VALPROIC ACID;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPSY; KETOGENIC DIET; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ACETONE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; KETONE BODIES; SEIZURES;

EID: 55349100951     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01844.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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