The ketogenic diet in pharmacoresistant childhood epilepsy

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 621-628

  Winesett, Steven Parrish ^a   Bessone, Stacey Kordecki ^b   Kossoff, Eric H W ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

doose syndrome; epilepsy; GLUT 1 deficiency; infantile spasms; ketogenic; lennox gastaut syndrome; low glycemic index diet; MCT diet; modified atkins diet; seizures

Indexed keywords

BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; PROCEDURES;

CHILD; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET;

EID: 84930464372     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2015.1044982     Document Type: Review

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