Open AccessEfficacy and tolerability of the modified Atkins diet in young children with refractory epilepsy: Indian experience
Author(s) -
Ranju Kumari Mehta,
Shaiphali Goel,
Suvasini Sharma,
Puneet Jain,
Sharmila Banerjee Mukherjee,
Satinder Aneja
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.194463
Subject(s) - tolerability , medicine , refractory (planetary science) , epilepsy , pediatrics , adverse effect , epilepsy in children , psychiatry , physics , astrobiology
The modified Atkins diet (MAD) has been used predominantly in older children, adolescents, and adults. There is a paucity of data on the use of the MAD in refractory epilepsy in young children.