Pearls and Pitfalls of Introducing Ketogenic Diet in Adult Status Epilepticus: A Practical Guide for the Intensivist
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Ketogenic Diet in Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus
Researchers from the Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C. studied the feasibility, rate of complications, and effect on seizures of initiating the Ketogenic Diet (KD) in pediatric patients with Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE).
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2077-0383
DOI: 10.3390/jcm10040881