Anticonvulsant Mechanisms of the Ketogenic Diet - Bough - 2007 - Epilepsia - Wiley Online Library - 0 views
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The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that has been employed as a treatment for medically refractory epilepsy for 86 years
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The hallmark feature of KD treatment is the production of ketone bodies by the liver
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almost any diet that produces ketonemia and/or diminished blood glucose levels can induce an anticonvulsant effect.