Should we routinely use modified Atkins diet instead of regular ketogenic diet to treat children with epilepsy?

Seizure

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 237-240

  Auvin, Stéphane ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Atkins diet; Epilepsy; Ketogenic diet

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIET THERAPY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MODIFIED ATKINS DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; CHILD; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET;

EID: 84859432304     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.02.005     Document Type: Review

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