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Dietary Treatment of Epilepsy : a Practical Guide.

Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterised by recurrent unprovoked seizures, and affects 50 million people worldwide. Approximately 30% of these do not have seizure control even with the best available medications, hence renewed and increasing interest in the use of dietary tre...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Neal, Elizabeth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicester : Wiley, 2012.
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505 0 |a Dietary Treatment of Epilepsy: Practical Implementation of Ketogenic Therapy; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; A personal note; Section 1 Introduction and Overview; 1 Introduction to the ketogenic diet and other dietary treatments; Historical overview; The classical and medium-chain triglyceride KD; Alternative KD therapies; Other non- KD treatments; Application and availability of KD therapy; References; 2 Epilepsy and epileptic seizures; Diagnosis; Prevalence and incidence; Epileptic seizure and syndrome diagnosis; Treatment: what and why; Prognosis; Summary; Further reading. 
505 8 |a 3 Treatment options in the paediatric epilepsy clinicFurther trials of medication; The place of dietary therapy; Epilepsy surgery; Deep brain stimulation and vagal nerve stimulation; Evaluation: is this child a candidate for surgery, DBS or VNS?; Palliative care; Summary; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Efficacy of ketogenic dietary therapy: what is the evidence?; How well does it work overall?; Who should it be used for?; Evidence for 'alternative' ketogenic diets; Ages older than childhood; Efficacy beyond seizure control; Summary; References. 
505 8 |a 5 The biochemical basis of dietary therapies for neurological disordersComponents of different diets; Fat absorption and metabolism; Mechanisms of action of ketogenic diet; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Section 2 Clinical Implementation; 6 Preparing for dietary treatment; Ketogenic dietary therapy: the multidisciplinary team; Assessment of suitability for dietary treatment; Pre-diet evaluation; Pre-diet laboratory tests and medical investigations; Preparing families for dietary treatment; Deciding which dietary treatment to use; Advice on pre-diet meal manipulation; Summary. 
505 8 |a AcknowledgementsReferences; Supplement to chapter; 7 The challenge of therapeutic diets in children with pre-existing feeding problems; Physical feeding difficulties; Growth and energy requirements; Behavioural feeding difficulties; Feeding problems and autistic spectrum disorder; Summary; References; 8 The classical ketogenic diet; The energy prescription; The protein prescription; The diet ratio; Diet prescription; Meal planning; Ketoshake meal replacements; An alternative method for implementing a classical KD that uses exchanges; Conclusion; References. 
505 8 |a 9 The medium-chain triglyceride ketogenic dietEnergy prescription; Dietary prescription; Daily meal plan; Additional considerations relating to use of exchange lists; Introduction of the MCT; Ketoshake meal replacements; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 10 The modified Atkins diet; The Johns Hopkins MAD protocol; Modified Atkins diet in the UK and Ireland; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 11 The Low Glycaemic Index Treatment; Background and development; Efficacy; Initiation of an individualized treatment; Follow-up; Fine tuning; Micronutrient supplementation; Side effects. 
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