Title | Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet [electronic resource] / edited by Carl E. Stafstrom, Jong M. Rho |
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Imprint | Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2004 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-808-3 |
Descript | XX, 355 p. 41 illus. online resource |
I. Background -- 1 An Introduction to Seizures and Epilepsy: Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Classification and Treatment -- 2 History and Origin of the Ketogenic Diet -- II. Clinical Aspects -- 3 The Ketogenic Diet: The Physicianโs Perspective -- 4 Clinical Use of the Ketogenic Diet: The Dietitianโs Role -- 5 How to Maintain and Support a Ketogenic Diet Program: A Nursing Perspective -- 6 Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet -- 7 The Ketogenic Diet in Adults -- 8 Indications and Contraindications of the Ketogenic Diet -- 9 Complications of the Ketogenic Diet -- 10 Measuring and Interpreting Ketosis and Fatty Acid Profiles in Patients on a High-Fat Ketogenic Diet -- 11 Insights From Neuroimaging Studies Into Ketosis and the Ketogenic Diet -- 12 Potential Applications of the Ketogenic Diet in Disorders Other Than Epilepsy -- 13 Dietary Treatments for Epilepsy Other Than the Ketogenic Diet -- III. Basic Science Perspectives -- 14 Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Cerebral Energy Metabolism -- 15 The Ketogenic Diet: Interactions With Brain Amino Acid Handling -- 16 Molecular Regulation of Ketogenesis -- 17 The Effects of Ketone Bodies on Neuronal Excitability -- 18 Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Acute Seizure Models -- 19 Caloric Restriction and Epilepsy: Historical Perspectives, Relationship to the Ketogenic Diet, and Analysis in Epileptic EL Mice -- 20 The Role of Norepinephrine in the Anticonvulsant Mechanism of Action of the Ketogenic Diet -- 21 Galanin and Neuropeptide Y: Orexigenic Neuropeptides Link Food Intake, Energy Homeostasis, and Seizure Susceptibility -- 22 The Neuroprotective and Antiepileptogenic Effects of the Ketogenic Diet -- Afterword: A Parentโs Perspective on Childhood Epilepsy: The Things I Wish They Had Told Us -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: The Carbohydrate and Caloric Content of Drugs -- Appendix B: Ketogenic Diet Resources