Ketogenic diet treatment in adults with refractory epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 575-579

  Klein, Pavel ^a   Janousek, Jaromir ^a   Barber, Arkady ^a   Weissberger, Randi ^b  

^a Mid Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center   (United States)

^b Individualized Nutrition Counseling   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Ketogenic diet; Lipids; Seizures

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; GLUCOSE; KETONE; LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIET THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; LOCALIZATION RELATED EPILEPSY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; URINE LEVEL; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649955470     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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