The therapeutic role of ketogenic diet in neurological disorders

D Pietrzak, K Kasperek, P Rękawek… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate and adequate-protein diet that has
gained popularity in recent years in the context of neurological diseases (NDs). The …

Ketogenic diet for infants with epilepsy: a literature review

R Falsaperla, G D'Angelo, AD Praticò, L Mauceri… - Epilepsy & behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
The ketogenic diet (KD) is an established, nonpharmacological treatment for drug-resistant
epilepsy (DRE). Actually, KD and its variants have been shown to be elective and resolute …

Food and food products on the Italian market for ketogenic dietary treatment of neurological diseases

A Leone, R De Amicis, C Lessa, A Tagliabue… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
The ketogenic diet (KD) is the first line intervention for glucose transporter 1 deficiency
syndrome and pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency, and is recommended for refractory …

[HTML][HTML] Core outcome set development for childhood epilepsy treated with ketogenic diet therapy: Results of a scoping review and parent interviews

JH Carroll, KJ Martin-McGill, JH Cross… - … : European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Clinical trials on childhood epilepsy treated with ketogenic diet (KD) use a wide
range of outcomes, however, patients and decision-makers often do not perceive the …

Apoptotic Markers Are Increased in Epilepsy Patients: A Relation with Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Ala16Val Polymorphism and Seizure Type through IL‐1β …

A Kegler, ALF Caprara, ET Pascotini… - BioMed research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The MnSOD Ala16Val single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) has been associated with
different diseases. However, there are scarcely studies relating this SNP in epilepsy, a …

Application of nutrient essentiality criteria to dietary carbohydrates

J Tondt, WS Yancy Jr, EC Westman - Nutrition Research Reviews, 2020 - cambridge.org
The purpose of the present review is to describe how human physiology at very low
carbohydrate intakes relates to the criteria for nutritional essentiality. Although we did not …

Ketogenic diet in refractory childhood epilepsy: starting with a liquid formulation in an outpatient setting

A Weijenberg, M van Rijn… - Child neurology …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Ketogenic diet in children with epilepsy has a considerable impact on daily life
and is usually adopted for at least 3 months. Our aim was to evaluate whether the …

The use of ketogenic diets in children living with drug‐resistant epilepsy, glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome and pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency: A …

T Cameron, K Allan, K Cooper - Journal of Human Nutrition and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high fat, moderate protein and very low
carbohydrate diet. It can be used as a medical treatment for drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of a formula-based ketogenic diet on refractory epilepsy in 1 to 3 year-old patients under classic ketogenic diet

P Karimzadeh, T Moosavian… - Iranian journal of child …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives The classic ketogenic diet (CKD) as a potential epilepsy treatment with high-fat
has not good tolerability in some patients, and so many families refuse to use this diet for …

[HTML][HTML] Vagus nerve stimulation therapy improved refractory epilepsy secondary to acute encephalitis with refractory, repetitive partial seizures (AERRPS)

M Morita, A Fujimoto, T Okanishi, M Nishimura… - Interdisciplinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Acute encephalitis with refractory, repetitive partial seizures (AERRPS) is a rare condition.
The seizure control of this encephalopathy is poor. The purpose of this report is to evaluate …