Ketogenic diet efficacy in the treatment of intractable epileptic spasms

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 224-227

  Kayyali, Husam R ^a   Gustafson, Megan ^a   Myers, Tara ^a   Thompson, Lindsey ^a   Williams, Michelle ^a   Abdelmoity, Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

epileptic spasms; hypsarrhythmia; intractable seizures; ketogenic diet

Indexed keywords

EPILEPTIC SPASMS; HYPSARRHYTHMIA; INTRACTABLE SEIZURES; KETOGENIC DIET;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURES; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894098044     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: 18735150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.11.021     Document Type: Article

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