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The ketogenic diet for the treatment of pediatric status epilepticus.

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O'Connor, SE; Ream, MA; Richardson, C; Mikati, MA; Trescher, WH; Byler, DL; Sather, JD; Michael, EH; Urbanik, KB; Richards, JL; Davis, R ...
Published in: Pediatr Neurol
January 2014

BACKGROUND: Refractory status epilepticus carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality for children. Traditional treatment of status epilepticus consists of multiple anticonvulsant drugs and, if needed, induction of a medical coma. The ketogenic diet has been used for intractable epilepsy for many years. The purpose of this article is to report a case series of five patients with refractory status epilepticus successfully managed with the ketogenic diet. METHODS: A summary of pediatric patients with refractory status epilepticus treated with diet was performed. CONCLUSIONS: Ketogenic diet therapy should be considered as a treatment option in pediatric patients with refractory status epilepticus.

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Pediatr Neurol

DOI

EISSN

1873-5150

Publication Date

January 2014

Volume

50

Issue

1

Start / End Page

101 / 103

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Status Epilepticus
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Diet, Ketogenic
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 3209 Neurosciences
 

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O’Connor, S. E., Ream, M. A., Richardson, C., Mikati, M. A., Trescher, W. H., Byler, D. L., … Zupec-Kania, B. (2014). The ketogenic diet for the treatment of pediatric status epilepticus. Pediatr Neurol, 50(1), 101–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.07.020
O’Connor, Sunila E., Margie A. Ream, Candy Richardson, Mohamad A. Mikati, Willam H. Trescher, Debra L. Byler, Joan D. Sather, et al. “The ketogenic diet for the treatment of pediatric status epilepticus.Pediatr Neurol 50, no. 1 (January 2014): 101–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.07.020.
O’Connor SE, Ream MA, Richardson C, Mikati MA, Trescher WH, Byler DL, et al. The ketogenic diet for the treatment of pediatric status epilepticus. Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Jan;50(1):101–3.
O’Connor, Sunila E., et al. “The ketogenic diet for the treatment of pediatric status epilepticus.Pediatr Neurol, vol. 50, no. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 101–03. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.07.020.
O’Connor SE, Ream MA, Richardson C, Mikati MA, Trescher WH, Byler DL, Sather JD, Michael EH, Urbanik KB, Richards JL, Davis R, Zupanc ML, Zupec-Kania B. The ketogenic diet for the treatment of pediatric status epilepticus. Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Jan;50(1):101–103.
Journal cover image

Published In

Pediatr Neurol

DOI

EISSN

1873-5150

Publication Date

January 2014

Volume

50

Issue

1

Start / End Page

101 / 103

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Status Epilepticus
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Diet, Ketogenic
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 3209 Neurosciences