Safety and Effectiveness of the Prolonged Treatment of Children with a Ketogenic Diet

Safety and Effectiveness of the Prolonged Treatment of Children with a Ketogenic Diet

Background: The ketogenic diet (KD) is an effective treatment against drug-resistant epilepsy in children. The KD is a diet rich in fats that produces anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects that reduces seizures and improves the cognitive state. Nevertheless, it can produce side effects that som...

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Main Authors: Jana Ruiz Herrero, Elvira Cañedo Villarroya, Juan José García Peñas, Beatriz García Alcolea, Begoña Gómez Fernández, Laura Andrea Puerta Macfarland, Consuelo Pedrón Giner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
ketogenic diet
drug-resistant epilepsy
glut-1
growth
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/2/306

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