The ketogenic diet and other dietary treatments for refractory epilepsy in children

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 253-258

  Sharma, Suvasini ^a   Jain, Puneet ^b  

^a KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Division of Pediatric Neurology   (India)

Author keywords

Infantile spasms; intractable epilepsy; ketogenic diet; the modified Atkins diet

Indexed keywords

MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLLOW UP; FOOD PROCESSING; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; INDIAN; KETOGENIC DIET; NONHUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84906230562     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.138471     Document Type: Review

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