Ketogenic diet in pediatric intractable epilepsy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2014.01.013
- VernacularTitle:生酮饮食疗法在儿童难治性癫(痫)治疗中的应用
- Author:
Hongzhen YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ketogenic diet;
Mechanism;
Intractable epilepsy;
Treatment
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2014;41(1):41-43,47
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Ketogenic diet is a kind of diet with high fat,low carbohydrate and protein.Ketogenic diet has an curative effect on intractable epilepsy,but the mechanism is still not fully understood.In this paper,the curative effect of the ketogenic diet therapy in pediatric refractory epilepsy and the research progress of the mechanism of action to control seizures are reviewed.
