Epilepsy and the ketogenic diet: Assessment of ketosis in children using breath acetone

Pediatric Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 443-448

  Musa Veloso, Kathy ^a   Rarama, Exequiel ^a   Comeau, Felix ^a   Curtis, Rosalind ^a   Cunnane, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACETOACETIC ACID; ACETONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARNITINE; CLOBAZAM; DIAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VIGABATRIN; KETONE BODY;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIET; INSTRUMENTATION; KETOACIDOSIS; METHODOLOGY; TIME;

ACETONE; ANTICONVULSANTS; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; DIET; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; KETONE BODIES; KETOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85047685051     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200209000-00023     Document Type: Article

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