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Protocolo del Hospital Metropolitano sobre dieta cetogénica / Protocol of the Metropolitan Hospital on a ketogenic diet
Espinosa, Nicolás; Román, Marcelo.
  • Espinosa, Nicolás; Hospital Metropolitano. Quito. EC
  • Román, Marcelo; Hospital Metropolitano. Quito. EC
Metro cienc ; 25(2): 29-23, 2017.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-987071
RESUMEN
La epilepsia es la principal patología neurológica en los niños y, de estos casos, aproximadamente el 30% son fármaco-resistentes. La dieta cetogénica es un tratamiento alternativo, no farmacológico y efectivo para el manejo de los pacientes pediátricos con epilepsia refractaria. El servicio de Neuropediatría, en consenso, aprobó el protocolo de dieta cetogénica sustentándose en la bibliografía publicada y experiencia clínica en el Hospital Metropolitano para el manejo de los pacientes pediátricos diagnosticados de epilepsia refractaria.
ABSTRACT
Epilepsy is the principal neurological pathology in children, approximately 30% of these cases are drug-resistant. The ketogenic diet is a non-pharmacological effective treatment for the management of pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy. The consensus Neuropediatrics service approved this protocol based on published literature and clinical experience to implement the use of Ketogenic Diet in the Metropolitan Hospital for the management of pediatric patients with a diagnosis of refractory epilepsy.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Epilepsy / Diet, Ketogenic / Ketone Bodies Type of study: Practice guideline Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Metro cienc Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Ecuador Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Metropolitano/EC

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Epilepsy / Diet, Ketogenic / Ketone Bodies Type of study: Practice guideline Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Metro cienc Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Ecuador Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Metropolitano/EC