Genetic influences on ketogenic diet efficacy

Epilepsia

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2008, Pages 67-69

  Dutton, Stacey B B ^a   Escayg, Andrew ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Epilepsy; Ketogenic diet; SCN1A; Severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy; Sodium channel

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; KETOGENIC DIET; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; MICE;

EID: 55349125957     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01839.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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