A randomized controlled trial of the ketogenic diet in refractory childhood epilepsy
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the ketogenic diet (KD) during the first 4 months of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in refractory epilepsy patients aged 1–18 years. Methods: Children and adolescents with refractory epilepsy, not eligible for epilepsy surgery, were included. Following 1 month at baseline, patients were randomized to either the KD or to care as usual (CAU).Primary outcome is the proportion of patients with at least 50% reduction in seizure frequency at 4 months. Secondary outcomes are mean percentage of baseline seizures, seizure severity, and side e... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Lambrechts , D A J E , de Kinderen , R J A , Vles , J S H , de Louw , A J A , Aldenkamp , A P & Majoie , H J M 2017 , ' A randomized controlled trial of the ketogenic diet in refractory childhood epilepsy ' , Acta Neurologica Scandinavica , vol. 135 , no. 2 , pp. 231-239 . https://doi.org/10.1111/ane.12592 |
Schlagwörter: | children / ketogenic diet / RCT / refractory epilepsy / seizure severity / Diet / Ketogenic/methods / Humans / Medical Records / Child / Preschool / Drug Resistant Epilepsy/diagnosis / Infant / Male / Treatment Outcome / Adolescent / Female / Netherlands/epidemiology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26829176 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.tue.nl/en/publications/685010a8-88b2-4340-81f0-13fbe644fc45 |