Epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures: Three patients treated with the ketogenic diet

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 194-197

  Caraballo, Roberto ^a   Noli, Daniel ^b   Cachia, Pedro ^c  

^a Hospital de Pediatria SAMIC Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan   (Argentina)

^b Pediatric Hospital Humberto Notti ^*  (Argentina)

^c Pediatric Hospital Victor J Vilela ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epileptic encephalopathy; Infant; Ketogenic diet; Migrating seizure; Refractory epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETIRACETAM; LORAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG RESISTANCE; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, BENIGN NEONATAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84933525947     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: 19506945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/epd.2015.0741     Document Type: Article

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