Effect of the classic ketogenic diet on the treatment of refractory epileptic seizures

Effect of the classic ketogenic diet on the treatment of refractory epileptic seizures

OBJECTIVE:The ketogenic diet is used as a therapeutic alternative for the treatment of epilepsy in patients with refractory epilepsy. It simulates biochemical changes typical of fasting. The present study verified the nutritional impact of the ketogenic diet on children with refractory epilepsy. MET...

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Main Authors: Luciana Duarte Martins, Vera Cristina Terra, Carolina Ferreira Nicoletti, Paula Garcia Chiarello, Julio Sérgio Marchini, Américo Ceiki Sakamoto, Carla Barbosa Nonino-Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2012-10-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
Subjects:
Epilepsia
Dieta cetogênica
Estado nutricional
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732012000500002&lng=en&tlng=en

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