The ketogenic diet and other dietary treatments for refractory epilepsy in children
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and restricted protein diet that is useful in patients with refractory epilepsy. The efficacy of the ketogenic diet is better than most of the new antiepileptic drugs. Other modifications of the diet are also beneficial, such as the modified Atkins...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2014;volume=17;issue=3;spage=253;epage=258;aulast=Sharma |