Impairments in Oxidative Glucose Metabolism in Epilepsy and Metabolic Treatments Thereof

There is mounting evidence that oxidative glucose metabolism is impaired in epilepsy and recent work has further characterized the metabolic mechanisms involved. In healthy people eating a traditional diet, including carbohydrates, fats and protein, the major energy substrate in brain is glucose. Cy...

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Main Authors: Tanya McDonald, Michelle Puchowicz, Karin Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2018.00274/full