Medium-chain Triglyceride Ketogenic Diet, An Effective Treatment for Drug-resistant Epilepsy and A Comparison with Other Ketogenic Diets

The ketogenic diet (KD) is one of the most effective therapies for drug-resistant epilepsy. The efficacy of the medium-chain triglyceride KD (MCTKD) is as excellent as the classic KD (CKD), which has been documented in several subsequent retrospective, prospective, and randomized studies. MCT oil is...

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Main Authors: Yeou-mei Christiana Liu, Huei-Shyong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-02-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.biomedj.org/article.asp?issn=2319-4170;year=2013;volume=36;issue=1;spage=9;epage=15;aulast=Liu