Medium-chain triglyceride ketogenic diet, an effective treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy and a comparison with other ketogenic diets

Biomedical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-15

  Liu, Yeou Mei ^a   Wang, Huei Shyong ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; ketogenic diet; low glycemic index treatment; medium chain triglyceride; modified Atkins diet

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EPILEPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX TREATMENT; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDE KETOGENIC DIET; MINERAL INTAKE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EPILEPSY; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84883352727     PISSN: 23194170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2319-4170.107154     Document Type: Article

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