Ghrelin Plasma Levels After 1 Year of Ketogenic Diet in Children With Refractory Epilepsy

Ghrelin Plasma Levels After 1 Year of Ketogenic Diet in Children With Refractory Epilepsy

The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low carbohydrate nutritional treatment adopted in several countries for refractory epilepsy. However, the use of KD is limited by adverse events including growth retardation. In a previous investigation, we demonstrated that ghrelin is reduced in children maint...

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Main Authors: Maddalena Marchiò, Laura Roli, Chiara Lucchi, Anna Maria Costa, Matteo Borghi, Lorenzo Iughetti, Tommaso Trenti, Azzurra Guerra, Giuseppe Biagini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
children
epilepsy
ghrelin
growth
ketogenic diet
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2019.00112/full

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