The ketogenic diet for epilepsy therapy in children: Quo vadis?

Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 615-616

  Pluta, Ryszard ^a   Jabłoński, Mirosław ^b  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD SAFETY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEHYDRATION; EDITORIAL; EPILEPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERURICEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; KETOGENIC DIET; LETHARGY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CHILD; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KETOGENIC DIET;

EID: 79953283771     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.12.015     Document Type: Editorial

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