6 Ergebnisse
To investigate if potassium citrate, a mild alkaline compound, can prevent metabolic acidosis in children with epilepsy treated with the ketogenic diet without reducing antiepileptic efficacy.In this prospective controlled study, we investigated the Following an uneventful full-term pregnancy, a 3-day-old girl presented with a focal seizure. Serological evaluation revealed hypomagnesemia and hypocalcemia. Renal ultrasonography performed because of hematuria showed bilateral nephrolithiasis. Renal wasting of calcium and magnesium was detected
BACKGROUND
This Scandinavian collaborative retrospective study of children treated with ketogenic diet (KD) highlights indications and effectiveness over two years follow-up.
METHODS
Five centres specialised in KD collected data retrospectively on 315 patients started on KD from 1999 to 2009.
Topiramate is an approved drug to treat seizures, but its indications have been extended to other diseases of the nervous system and as an adjuvant to chronic pain. We present four cases of topiramate-induced nephrolithiasis from 2006-2012 in women whose treatment was prescribed for pain control and
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the efficacy, tolerability, and compliance of 3 ketogenic diets, the classical ketogenic diet, medium-chain triglyceride (MCT), and modified Atkins diet.
METHODS
A single-center, retrospective study of 48 children with intractable epilepsy receiving ketogenic diets from 2003 to
In this paper, we report on a 5-year-old girl who developed a renal stone while following the ketogenic diet to treat refractory seizure disorder. Three months after initiating the ketogenic diet, she developed severe abdominal pain and vomiting. The spot urine calcium-to-creatinine (Ca/Cr) ratio