Predictors of Ketogenic Diet Efficacy in Children Based on the Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1270-1274

  Walker, Ian ^a   Said, Rana R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood; diet; electroencephalogram; epilepsy; ketogenic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EVALUATION STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERICTAL DISCHARGE; KETOGENIC DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BRAIN; DIET THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

BRAIN; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84939548123     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073814556888     Document Type: Article

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