Elimination diets’ efficacy and mechanisms in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1067-1079

  Ly, Verena ^a,b,e   Bottelier, Marco ^d   Hoekstra, Pieter J ^c   Arias Vasquez, Alejandro ^b   Buitelaar, Jan K ^a,b   Rommelse, Nanda N ^a,b  

^a Karakter   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Triversum   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorder; Elimination diet; Food sensitivity; Gut brain interaction

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BRAIN; CASEIN FREE DIET; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; FAMILY; FOOD ALLERGY; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTESTINE; MICROBIOME; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OLIGOANTIGENIC DIET; REVIEW; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85012190921     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-017-0959-1     Document Type: Review

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