Management of multifactorial idiopathic epilepsy in EL mice with caloric restriction and the ketogenic diet: role of glucose and ketone bodies
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The high fat, low carbohydrate ketogenic diet (KD) was developed as an alternative to fasting for seizure management. While the mechanisms by which fasting and the KD inhibit seizures remain speculative, alterations in brain energy m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-10-01
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| Series: | Nutrition & Metabolism |
| Online Access: | http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/1/1/11 |