The influence of concurrent anticonvulsants on the efficacy of the ketogenic diet

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1999-2001

  Morrison, Peter F ^a   Pyzik, Paula L ^a   Hamdy, Rana ^a   Hartman, Adam L ^a   Kossoff, Eric H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Children; Diet; Epilepsy; Ketogenic

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIET THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68149084617     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02053.x     Document Type: Article

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