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- Title
The use of ketogenic diet in children with epilepsy.
- Authors
Eleni, Hadjinikolaou; Ekaterini, Lambrinou
- Abstract
Introduction: Ketogenic diet is a modern treatment for children with epilepsy and sometimes an unpleasant treatment due to unpleasant symptoms. Aim of the study: Investigate the use of Ketogenic diet in children with epilepsy. Methods: It is a systematic review the search of the Greek and international literature held on the databases: pubmed, Google scholar, Cinahl, Cochrane library, Wiley library. Results: The use of Ketogenic diet improved up to 50% in the seizure of children. On the other hand some of the children had side effects such as kidney stones, high cholesterol, weight reduction and even death. Conclusions: The use of Ketogenic diet improves epileptic seizures but further study is needed in order to investigate the effectiveness ketogenic diet and find ways to anticipate adverse events.
- Publication
Cyprus Nursing Chronicles, 2011, Vol 12, Issue 2, p39
- ISSN
1450-0795
- Publication type
Academic Journal