Lower fat and better quality diet therapy for children with pharmacoresistant epilepsy / 소아과
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
;
: 327-331, 2013.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-73666
ABSTRACT
The ketogenic diet (KD) is an established, effective, nonpharmacologic treatment for children with pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Although the KD is the most well-established dietary therapy for epilepsy, it is too restrictive and is associated with serious complications; therefore, alternative lower-fat diets, including a modified Atkins diet and low-glycemic index diet, have been developed. Recent ongoing clinical evidence suggests that other dietary therapies have an efficacy almost comparable to that of the KD. In addition, a diet rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids appears to increase the efficacy of diet therapy and reduce the complications of a high-fat diet. Here, we review the systematic information about lower-fat diets and better-quality dietary therapies and the current clinical status of each of these dietary approaches.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Diet
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Epilepsy
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Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted
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Diet, Ketogenic
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Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
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Diet, High-Fat
Limits:
Child
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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