Ketogenic diet and other dietary treatments for epilepsy

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Martin, Kirsty ^a   Jackson, Cerian F ^b   Levy, Robert G ^c   Cooper, Paul N ^d  

^a THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c The Croft Shifta Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DIET THERAPY; EPILEPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KETOACIDOSIS; KETOGENIC DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADOLESCENT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHILD; FAT INTAKE; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KETOGENIC DIET; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84969522888     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001903.pub3     Document Type: Review

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