Ketogenic diet for treatment of epilepsy

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 540-542

  Rogovik, Alexander L ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; FAT; GLUCOSE; KETONE; LIPID; LONG CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; PROTEIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

CALORIE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENERGY; EPILEPSY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; KETOACIDOSIS; KETOGENIC DIET; LIPID DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MINERAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PALATABILITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DIET; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; SEIZURES;

EID: 77953762883     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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