Long-term follow-up of children treated with the modified Atkins diet

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 754-758

  Chen, Wendy ^a   Kossoff, Eric H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS CHILDREN S CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atkins; diet; epilepsy; ketogenic; long term

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED ATKINS DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861319459     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812441062     Document Type: Article

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