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Beyond the seizures: Ketogenic Diets in the battle against drug-resistant epilepsy

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction: Epilepsy is a chronic, non-infectious and one of the most common neurological disease. About 70 million people worldwide suffer from it and these are patients of all ages. Despite the existence of many anticonvulsants and multiple lines of
Natalia Domańska, Małgorzata Bojarska, Julia Bogucka, Anna Brzyska, Michalina Kosowska, Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna   +5 more
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Ketogenic Diet-Induced Severe Ketoacidosis in a Lactating Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Nephrology, 2019
The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, adequate-protein, and low-carbohydrate diet that leads to nutritional ketosis and weight loss. It is known to induce ketosis but is not an established cause of clinically significant ketoacidosis.
Benedicta Nneoma Nnodum, Eziafa Oduah, David Albert, Mark Pettus   +3 more
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Genetic landscape of patients with atypical absence status epilepticus: A systematic review

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Atypical absence status epilepticus (AASE) is a rare subtype of nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE), characterized by clouding of consciousness and continuous or fluctuating epileptiform activity, generally at a frequency below 3 Hz. Only sparse literature exists on the genetic conditions associated with it.
Maria Cristina Cioclu, Giada Giovannini, Stefano Meletti   +2 more
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Ketogenic Diet for Children [PDF]

, 2019
Epilepsy is defined as a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
Ryan, Ciara
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International society of sports nutrition position stand: ketogenic diets

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Position statement The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) provides an objective and critical review of the use of a ketogenic diet in healthy exercising adults, with a focus on exercise performance and body composition. However, this review
Alex Leaf, Jeffrey A. Rothschild, Tim M. Sharpe, Stacy T. Sims, Chad J. Macias, Geoff G. Futch, Michael D. Roberts, Jeffrey R. Stout, Michael J. Ormsbee, Alan A. Aragon, Bill I. Campbell, Shawn M. Arent, Dominic P. D’Agostino, Michelle T. Barrack, Chad M. Kerksick, Richard B. Kreider, Douglas S. Kalman, Jose Antonio   +17 more
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Ketogenic diet therapy for children with super‐refractory status epilepticus in intensive care: International clinical practice recommendations

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective We aimed to create practical recommendations to support healthcare teams starting ketogenic diet therapy (KDT) for children with super‐refractory status epilepticus in intensive care settings. Methods A literature review was conducted to extract published data on patient selection, diet prescription, diet initiation, monitoring, fine‐
Robyn Blackford, Victoria J. Whiteley, Isobel Hardy, Marisa Armeno, Tessa Bollard, J. Helen Cross, Christin Eltze, Susan George, Charlotte Howard, A. Laura Nijstad, Erin Talzzia, Chris Paget, Samiran Ray, Zoe Simpson, Elizabeth Song‐Pozderac, Agnieszka Szmurlo, Charlene Tan‐Smith, Lisa Vanatta, Elles van der Louw, Natasha E. Schoeler, on behalf of the Ketogenic Dietitians Research Network   +20 more
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Ketogenic diet in Rett syndrome.

, 2003
Treatment of Rett syndrome with the ketogenic diet has been reported only once and showed positive effects on seizure frequency and behavior. We report a patient with Rett syndrome who was treated with the ketogenic diet for 4 years.
Liebhaber, GM;Riemann, E;Baumeister, FA
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A price check on the ketogenic diet for adults with epilepsy in Australia

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The ketogenic diet is an established and effective treatment for drug‐resistant epilepsy and is an emerging therapy for other conditions. Affordability of therapeutic ketogenic diets for epilepsy has not been well studied. This study aimed to compare weekly cost of ketogenic diets with national dietary guidelines and a typical ...
Lillian King, Jessica Maccarrone, Ashwinpreet Kaur, Susanna Chen, Patrick Kwan, Terence J. O'Brien, Neha Kaul   +6 more
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Implications of Fiber Inadequacy in the Ketogenic Diet

, 2011
Ketogenic diet therapy is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that is prescribed for the treatment of intractable seizure disorders. The extreme carbohydrate restriction results in a diet providing very little dietary fiber; thus, ketogenic diet therapy ...
Russell J. Owen, Elaine J. Niebergall, Wendy J. Dahl   +2 more
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Beyond seizures: A multidimensional approach to non‐seizure issues in Lennox–Gastaut syndrome. Insights from Italian experts

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Non‐seizure issues (NSIs), including cognition, behavior/psychiatric symptoms, adaptive and social functioning, sleep, autonomic, and motor impairments, often shape day‐to‐day outcomes in Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS) more than seizures, yet clinicians lack LGS‐specific, feasible assessment pathways.
Giancarlo Di Gennaro, Domenica Immacolata Battaglia, Paolo Bonanni, Gian Marco Duma, Antonietta Coppola, Edoardo Ferlazzo, Dario Pruna, Carlo Di Bonaventura   +7 more
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