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Ketogenic diet for refractory childhood epilepsy: beyond seizures control, the ...
Romão Luz, Inês; Pereira, Cristina; Garcia, Paula; Ferreira, Fátima; Faria, Ana; Macedo, Cristiane; Diogo, Luisa; Robalo, ConceiçãoKetogenic diet is a low carbohydrate diet, which can be used as a treatment for refractory childhood epilepsy. The first aim of this study was to evaluate its efficacy, in patients receiving ketogenic diet for at least three months, on epilepsy control, behaviour and awareness. The secondary aims were to evaluate the variation in the number of antiepileptic drugs, reasons for discontinuing the diet and adverse ...
Ketogenic Diet for Refractory Childhood Epilepsy: Beyond Seizures Control, the ...
Romão Luz, Inês; Pereira, Cristina; Garcia, Paula; Ferreira, Fátima; Faria, Ana; Macedo, Cristiane; Diogo, Luísa; Robalo, ConceiçãoIntroduction: Ketogenic diet is a low carbohydrate diet, which can be used as a treatment for refractory childhood epilepsy. The first aim of this study was to evaluate its efficacy, in patients receiving ketogenic diet for at least three months, on epilepsy control, behaviour and awareness. The secondary aims were to evaluate the variation in the number of antiepileptic drugs, reasons for discontinuing the die...