Ketogenic therapy in childhood and adolescence: recommendations of the Brazilian experts group

Ketogenic therapy in childhood and adolescence: recommendations of the Brazilian experts group

Ketogenic dietary therapies (KDTs) are a safe and effective treatment for pharmacoresistant epilepsy in children. There are four principal types of KDTs: the classic KD, the modified Atkins diet (MAD), the medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) diet, and the low glycemic index diet (LGID). The Internationa...

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Main Authors: Letícia Pereira de Brito Sampaio, Adélia Maria de Miranda Henriques-Souza, Katia Lin, Lenycia de Cassya Lopes Neri, Luciana Midori Inuzuka, Ludmila Inácio de Lima Uchôa, Marcela Marques de Oliveira Gregório, Laura Maria Guilhoto, Maria Augusta Montenegro, Mariana Lunardi, Marielza Veiga, Patricia Azevedo de Lima, Vera Braatz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2023-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
diet, ketogenic
drug resistant epilepsy
neurology
brain diseases
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1768676

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