Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 6

Establishing an Adult Epilepsy Diet Center: Experience, efficacy and challenges Ab s t r a c t Article history: Received 10 November 2015 Revised 25 February 2016 Accepted 26 February 2016 Available online 6 April 2016 Objectives: Over 250medical centers worldwide offer ketogenic diets to children with epilepsy; however, access to these therapies has been extremely limited for adults until recent years. We examine our 5-year experie...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 5

Epilepsy and recommendations for breastfeeding A B S T R A C T Purpose: The objective of this paper is to provide a synopsis of benefits and potential harmful effects of exposure to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) via breastmilk, and present recommendations for breastfeeding in women with epilepsy. Methods: The article is based on a discretionary selection of English language articles retrieved by a literature search in the PubMed database, ...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 4

Epilepsy and behavioral changes, type 1 diabetes mellitus and a high titer of glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies Abstract Autoantibodies to the 65 kDa isoform of glutamate acid decarboxylase (GAD65Ab) are associated with a range of clinical disorders, including type 1 diabetes (T1D) and stiff-person syndrome (SPS). In this article we describe a young girl who was diagnosed with T1D at the end of her first year of life and developed ...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 3

Effects of Oxcarbazepine and Levetiracetam on Calcium, Ionized Calcium, and 25-OH Vitamin-D3 Levels in Patients with Epilepsy Department of Neurology, Bakirkoy Education and Research Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey Objective: The primary objective of the present study was to further elucidate the effects of oxcarbazepine (OXC) and levetiracetam (LEV) monotherapies on the bone health status of patients ...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 2

Bone mineral density in a population of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy and mental retardation with or without epilepsy SUMMARY Purpose: The present study aimed to assess bone mineral density (BMD) in a population of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy and mental retardation with or without epilepsy. Methods: One hundred thirteen patients (63 male and 50 female) were recruited for evaluation. Patients were  ...

Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 1

Anthropometric profile and nutritional intake in patients with epilepsy Abstract Background: quality of life impairments are common in patients with epilepsy, especially due to cardiovascular comorbidities, overweight and obesity. Objectives: to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with epilepsy based on anthropometric measurements and dietary intake. Methods: this cross-sectional study involved 72 patients recruited by ...

Nutrição e Depressão – Artigo 20

Vitamin D supplementation to prevent depression and poor physical function in older adults: Study protocol of the D-Vitaal study, a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial Abstract Background: Depressive symptoms and decreased physical functioning are interrelated conditions and common in older persons, causing significant individual and societal burden. Evidence suggests that vitamin D supplementation may be beneficial for both ...

Nutrição e Depressão – Artigo 19

Therapeutic Effects of Phytochemicals and Medicinal Herbs on Depression Background. Depression is a recurrent, common, and potentially life-threatening psychiatric disease related to multiple assignable causes. Although conventional antidepressant therapy can help relieve symptoms of depression and prevent relapse of the illness, complementary therapies are required due to disadvantage of the current therapy such as adverse effects. ...