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Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet for Infantile Spasms

Eric H. Kossoff, Paula L. Pyzik, Jane R. McGrogan, Eileen P.G. Vining, John M. Freeman

PEDIATRICS · 2002 · 231 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

The ketogenic diet is a safe, well-tolerated, and possibly effective potential alternative to other therapies for infantile spasms.

References

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The Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet—1998: A Prospective Evaluation of Intervention in 150 Children

John M. Freeman, Eileen P.G. Vining, Diana J. Pillas et al. · PEDIATRICS · 1998 · 609 citations

A Multicenter Study of the Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet

Eileen P.G. Vining · Archives of Neurology · 1998 · 452 citations

Randomized trial comparing vigabatrin and hydrocortisone in infantile spasms due to tuberous sclerosis

Catherine Chiron, Caroline Dumas, Isabelle Jambaqué et al. · Epilepsy Research · 1997 · 310 citations

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Experience With the Ketogenic Diet in Infants

Douglas R. Nordli, Maxine M. Kuroda, Joanne Carroll et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2001 · 302 citations

A Long-term Follow-up Study of 214 Children with the Syndrome of Infantile Spasms

Raili Riikonen · Neuropediatrics · 1982 · 300 citations