Diet transiently improves migraine in two twin sisters: Possible role of ketogenesis?

Functional Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 305-308

  Di Lorenzo, Cherubino ^a   Currà, Antonio ^b   Sirianni, Giulio ^c   Coppola, Gianluca ^d   Bracaglia, Martina ^b   Cardillo, Alessandra ^b   De Nardis, Lorenzo ^b   Pierelli, Francesco ^e  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Krom Genetics Institute   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

^e IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ketogenic diet; Migraine; Prophylaxis; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KETOGENESIS; KETOGENIC DIET; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; PHONOPHOBIA; PHOTOPHOBIA; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84895798218     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: 19713274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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