Ketogenic diets : treatments for epilepsy and other disorders / Eric H. Kossoff [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kossoff, Eric.

ebrary, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epilepsy in children--Diet therapy.

Epilepsy in children.

Ketogenic diet.

Epilepsy--diet therapy.

Diet, Ketogenic.

Anticonvulsants--therapeutic use.

Child.

Medical Subjects:

Epilepsy--diet therapy.

Diet, Ketogenic.

Anticonvulsants--therapeutic use.

Child.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 341 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Health, [2011]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Since The Epilepsy Diet Treatment: An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet (1994) introduced this high fat, low carbohydrate diet, it has become a standard medical treatment for children with intractable seizures. Physicians and a dietitian at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital Pediatric Epilepsy Center present an overview of the traditional and modified ketogenic diets. The reference includes a foreword by the director of The Charlie Foundation to Help Cure Pediatric Epilepsy, answers to frequently asked questions, tips for regaining lost seizure control, research findings, sample meal plans, and resources. Expanding use of the diet for conditions in adults and pediatric patients is also discussed. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Overview of the traditional ketogenic diet

The ABCs of the ketogenic diet

Life on the ketogenic diet

Modified ketogenic diets

Ketogenic cooking

The future of diets and the brain.

Notes:

Revised edition of: Ketogenic diet / John M. Freeman [and others]. 4th ed. c2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781617050640

1617050644

Publisher Number:

99970835443

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.