Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 14

The Ketogenic and Atkins Diets Effect on Intractable Epilepsy: A Comparison Abstract Objective Intractable epilepsy is a major difficulty in child neurology, because the numbers of drugs that are available for treatment are limited and new treatments such as diets must be tried. Now there are some diets available for treating patients with intractable epilepsy. The oldest diet is the classic ketogenic diet and one of the newest diets ...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 13

Risk factors of vitamin D deficiency in children with epilepsy taking anticonvulsants at initial and during follow-up Purpose: Vitamin D status was evaluated in children with epilepsy taking anticonvulsants to determine the prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency. Methods: This study was designed as both a cross-sectional and a retrospective cohort study. A sum of 198 children who were diagnosed with epilepsy at the Depart...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 12

Neurobiochemical mechanisms of a ketogenic diet in refractory epilepsy Abstract A ketogenic diet is an important therapy used in the control of drug-refractory seizures. Many studies have shown that children and adolescents following ketogenic diets exhibit an over 50% reduction in seizure frequency, which is considered to be clinically relevant. These benefits are based on a diet containing high fat (approximately 90% fat) for 24 ...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 11

Low Vitamin D Levels Are Common in Patients with Epilepsy SUMMARY Purpose—Vitamin D is important for bone health, and vitamin D deficiency may contribute to other disorders (e.g., autoimmune, infections, cancer, degenerative, diabetic, and vascular). Enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs have been particularly implicated for osteoporosis risk given their effects on vitamin D. We examined the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in adult ...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 10

Long-term impact of the ketogenic diet on growth and resting energy expenditure in children with intractable epilepsy Abstract AIM—The long-term effects of the ketogenic diet, a high fat diet for treating intractable epilepsy, on resting energy expenditure (REE) are unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of 15 months of ketogenic diet treatment on growth and REE in children with intractable epilepsy. METHOD—Grow...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 9

Ketogenic diet in children with intractable epilepsy: what about resting energy expenditure and growth? The study by Groleau et al.1 looks at the effect of ketogenic diet treatment on resting energy expenditure (REE) and growth in children with intractable epilepsy with and without cerebral palsy (CP) over 15 months. It is an attempt to better understand the metabolic and nutritional long-term effects of the ketogenic diet in children ...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 8

High dose folic acid supplementation in women with epilepsy: Are we sure it is safe? A B S T R A C T Most experts agree that folic acid supplementation is a key preconception intervention, particularly in women with epilepsy who take anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). Primary prevention of neural tube defect through folic acid supplementation results in reduction of risk in an otherwise healthy population. The current folic acid supplementat...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 7

Fish Oil Intake and Seizure Control in Children with Medically Resistant Epilepsy Abstract Background: There is considerable evidence which suggests that Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may have a potential use in the treatment of epilepsy. Aim: The study was to investigate the effect of Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (as fi sh oil supplementation) in reducing the frequency and severity of epileptic seizures in children with ...