The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, adequate-protein, and very-low-carbohydrate diet
regimen that mimics the metabolism of the fasting state to induce the production of ketone …

The ketogenic diet (KD) is a broadly effective treatment for medically refractory epilepsy.
Despite nearly a century of use, the mechanisms underlying its clinical efficacy remain …

The high-fat ketogenic diet (KD) is a remarkably effective treatment for medically intractable
epilepsy and has been part of the clinical armamentarium for nearly a century. However, the …

New insights into the mechanisms of the ketogenic diet : Current Opinion in Neurology New
insights into the mechanisms of the ketogenic diet : Current Opinion in Neurology Log in or …

Ketogenic diet (KD) has been used to treat epilepsy for 100 years. It is a high-fat, low-
carbohydrate, and sufficient-protein-for-growth diet that mimics the metabolic changes …

Recent years have witnessed an increased interest from pediatric neurologists,
neuropediatricians, epileptologists and general neurologists in the use of the ketogenic diet …

Within the past two decades, interest in understanding the therapeutic mechanisms of
ketogenic diet (KD) action has grown steadily. Expanded knowledge about underlying …

The ketogenic diet (KD) is increasingly being used to treat patients with intractable epilepsy.
Despite decades of research, the reason for its success, when anticonvulsants have failed …

A link between metabolism and brain function is clear. Since ancient times, epileptic
seizures were noted as treatable with fasting, and historical observations of the therapeutic …

Although the mechanisms underlying the anti-seizure effects of the high-fat ketogenic diet
(KD) remain unclear, a long-standing question has been whether ketone bodies (ie, β …