Ketogenic diet and other dietary treatments for epilepsy

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2012, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Levy, Robert G ^a   Cooper, Paul N ^b   Giri, Pratima ^c   Weston, Jennifer ^d  

^a FAIRFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Diabetes   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATKINS DIET; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KETOGENIC DIET; PATIENT DROPOUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHILD; FAT INTAKE; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KETOGENIC DIET; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84861925298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001903.pub2     Document Type: Review

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