| Literature DB >> 20934305 |
Eric H Kossoff1, Jennifer L Borsage, Anne M Comi.
Abstract
The modified Atkins diet (MAD) is a dietary treatment for epilepsy which does not restrict fluids or calories. This theoretically makes the MAD safer than the ketogenic diet for children with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS). Five children aged 4-18 years with SWS and at least monthly intractable seizures were started prospectively on the MAD for 6 months. All children had urinary ketosis and seizure improvement, including 3 with > 50% seizure reduction.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20934305 DOI： 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.09.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epilepsy Res ISSN： 0920-1211 Impact factor: 3.045