The changing face of dietary therapy for epilepsy

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 175, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1267-1276

  Pasca, Ludovica ^a   De Giorgis, Valentina ^a,b   Macasaet, Joyce Ann ^c   Trentani, Claudia ^b   Tagliabue, Anna ^b   Veggiotti, Pierangelo ^a,b  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Dietary therapy; Drug resistant epilepsy; GLUT1DS ketones; Ketogenic diet; Modified Atkins diet

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; KETOGENIC DIET; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEOPLASM; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD; DEFICIENCY; DISORDERS OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; ECONOMICS; PROCEDURES; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX DEFICIENCY; SEIZURE;

GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NEOPLASMS; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX DEFICIENCY DISEASE; SEIZURES;

EID: 84984856679     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-016-2765-z     Document Type: Review

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