Six-month efficacy of the Ketogenic diet is predicted after 3months and is unrelated to clinical variables

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 165-169

  Wu, You jia ^a   Zhang, Lin Mei ^b   Chai, Yi Ming ^b   Wang, Ji ^b   Yu, Li Fei ^b   Li, Wen Hui ^b   Zhou, Yuan Feng ^b   Zhou, Shui Zhen ^b  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Ketogenic diet; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; GLUCOSE; KETONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEIZURE; TONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AGE; DIET THERAPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEIZURES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84954219768     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.12.008     Document Type: Article

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