Ketogenic Diet as Preferred Treatment of FIRES
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Ketogenic Diet as Preferred Treatment of FIRES
Investigators from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, report 2 children who presented with FIRES and prolonged AED-resistant status epilepticus.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-1-2