Efficacy of Ketogenic Diet, Modified Atkins Diet, and Low Glycemic Index Therapy Diet Among Children With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Author(s) -
Vishal Sondhi,
Anuja Agarwala,
Ravindra Mohan Pandey,
Biswaroop Chakrabarty,
Prashant Jauhari,
Rakesh Lodha,
G S Toteja,
Shobha Sharma,
Vinod K. Paul,
Eric H. Kossoff,
Sheffali Gulati
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.2282
Subject(s) - medicine , ketogenic diet , interquartile range , cohort , epilepsy , pediatrics , glycemic , cohort study , insulin , psychiatry
The ketogenic diet (KD) has been used successfully to treat children with drug-resistant epilepsy. Data assessing the efficacy of the modified Atkins diet (MAD) and low glycemic index therapy (LGIT) diet compared with the KD are scarce.
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