Carnitine, nutritional supplementation and discontinuation of ketogenic diet therapies

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-271

  Neal, E G ^a   Zupec Kania, B ^b   Pfeifer, H H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Nutrition Consultant to The Charlie Foundation ^*  (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Discontinuation; Ketogenic therapies; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARNITINE; COLECALCIFEROL; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; TRACE ELEMENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARNITINE DEFICIENCY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EPILEPSY; FAT CONTENT; FOOD COMPOSITION; GROWTH DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW DRUG DOSE; MONOTHERAPY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; REFERENCE VALUE; SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CARNITINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; MICRONUTRIENTS;

EID: 84864091376     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.04.021     Document Type: Article

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