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Ketogenic diet for infantile epileptic spasms

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Approximately half of all cases of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) do not respond to vigabatrin and hormonal therapies. There is no clear consensus as to the second‐line therapy for IESS. Ketogenic diet (KD) has emerged as an effective treatment for certain drug‐resistant epilepsies and in many cases of IESS.
Morris H. Scantlebury   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ILAE dietary treatments task force special report: Maternal ketogenic diet exposure in epilepsy pregnancy registries—A call to action

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Ketogenic dietary therapies (KDTs) are increasingly used worldwide as a non‐pharmacological treatment for epilepsy, including among people of childbearing potential. In many cases, KDTs allow for the reduction of antiseizure medications (ASMs) and lower drug exposure during pregnancy.
Magnhild Kverneland   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ketoacidosis during a Low-Carbohydrate Diet

New England Journal of Medicine, 2006
To the Editor: It is believed that low-carbohydrate diets work best in reducing weight when producing ketosis.1 We report on a 51-year-old white woman who does not have diabetes but had ketoacidosis while consuming a “no-carbohydrate” diet. There was no family history of diabetes, and she was not currently taking any medications.
Pankaj Shah, William L. Isley
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A Look at the Low-Carbohydrate Diet

New England Journal of Medicine, 2009
Mice that were fed a high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet were found to have atherosclerosis that was not associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
Steven R Smith
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