The ketogenic diet raises brain oxygen levels, attenuates postictal hypoxia, and protects against learning impairments

Objectives: A prolonged vasoconstriction/hypoperfusion/hypoxic event follows self-terminating focal seizures. The ketogenic diet (KD) has demonstrated efficacy as a metabolic treatment for intractable epilepsy and other disorders but its effect on local brain oxygen levels is completely unknown. Thi...

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Main Authors: Renaud C. Gom, Dhyey Bhatt, Bianca R. Villa, Antis G. George, Alexander W. Lohman, Richelle Mychasiuk, Jong M. Rho, G. Campbell Teskey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999612100084X