Ketogenic diet for infantile spasms refractory to first-line treatments: An open prospective study

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 189-194

  Pires, Maria Elisa ^a   Ilea, Adina ^a   Bourel, Emilie ^b   Bellavoine, Vanina ^a   Merdariu, Dana ^a   Berquin, Patrick ^b   Auvin, Stéphane ^a,c,d  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Felbamate; Infantile spasms; Ketogenic diet; Topiramate

Indexed keywords

FELBAMATE; HYDROCORTISONE; TOPIRAMATE; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL TOLERANCE; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878469091     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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