Modified Atkins diet vs classic ketogenic formula in intractable epilepsy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 402-408

  El Rashidy, O F ^a   Nassar, M F ^a   Abdel Hamid, I A ^a   Shatla, R H ^a   Abdel Hamid, M H ^a   Gabr, S S ^a   Mohamed, S G ^a   El Sayed, W S ^a   Shaaban, S Y ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Epilepsy; Ketogenic diet; Lipid profile; Modified Atkins diet

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CHOLESTEROL; CLONAZEPAM; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; KETOGENIC DIET; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MODIFIED ATKINS DIET; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; EPILEPSY; KETOGENIC DIET; LIPID PROFILE; MODIFIED ATKINS DIET;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; LIPIDS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886641505     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ane.12137     Document Type: Article

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