Polyunsaturated fatty acid-enriched diet therapy for a child with epilepsy

Brain and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 163-166

  Yoon, Jung Rim ^a   Lee, Eun Joo ^b   Kim, Heung Dong ^b   Lee, Jae Hwan ^c   Kang, Hoon Chul ^b  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Family Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Ketogenic diet; Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CANOLA OIL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; EPILEPSY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FISH; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUT; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EPILEPSY; KETOGENIC DIET; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

CHILD; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; PLANT OILS; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891631736     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: 18727131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2013.01.017     Document Type: Article

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