Ketogenic diet: An early option for epilepsy treatment, instead of a last choice only

Biomedical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-17

  Wang, Huei Shyong ^a   Lin, Kuang Lin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antiepileptics; epilepsy; intractable epilepsy; ketogenic diet

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIET THERAPY; EATING HABIT; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INFANTILE SPASM; KETOGENIC DIET; LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX TREATMENT; MODIFIED ATKINS DIET; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PALATABILITY; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CARNITINE; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; KETOGENIC DIET; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX DEFICIENCY DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883377280     PISSN: 23194170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2319-4170.107155     Document Type: Article

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