Ketogenic diet in adolescents and adults with epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 439-442

  Nei, Maromi ^a,b   Ngo, Ly ^d   Sirven, Joseph I ^c   Sperling, Michael R ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Virtua Voorhees Emergency Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Epilepsy; Focal epilepsy; Generalized epilepsy; Ketogenic diet

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; LIPID; CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BLOOD; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEIZURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARNITINE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901914817     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2014.02.015     Document Type: Article

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