What is a ketogenic diet and how does it affect the use of medicines?

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2017 Aug;102(4):194-199. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307000. Epub 2016 Jul 28.

Authors

Rowena McArtney¹, Alexandra Bailey¹, Helena Champion²

Affiliations

¹ Pharmacy Department, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
² Nutrition and Dietetic Department, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.

PMID: 27469127
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307000

No abstract available

Keywords: Neurology; Paediatric Practice; Therapeutics.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Diet Therapy*
Diet, Ketogenic*
Epilepsy / diet therapy*
Female
Food-Drug Interactions / physiology*
Humans
Male
Nutritive Value / physiology*