Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet for Infantile Spasms

The objective of this study was to determine whether the ketogenic diet is safe, well-tolerated, and efficacious in the treatment of infantile spasms. During a 4-year period, 23 children with infantile spasms, aged 5 months to 2 years, were started on the ketogenic diet; 9 (39%) had symptomatic infa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2002-05, Vol.109 (5), p.780-783
Hauptverfasser:	Kossoff, Eric H, Pyzik, Paula L, McGrogan, Jane R, Vining, Eileen P. G, Freeman, John M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Babies Biological and medical sciences Child, Preschool Convulsions Convulsions & seizures Convulsions in children Diet Diet therapy Dietary Carbohydrates - administration & dosage Dietary Fats - administration & dosage Dietary Proteins - administration & dosage Diseases of the nervous system Evaluation Female Follow-Up Studies Food, Formulated High fat diet Humans Infant Ketogenic diet Ketosis - chemically induced Male Medical sciences Pediatric neurology Pediatrics Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects) Risk Assessment Spasms, Infantile - diet therapy Treatment Outcome
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