Ketogenic parenteral nutrition in 17 pediatric patients with epilepsy.

Anastasia DresslerNadja HaidenPetra Trimmel-SchwahoferFranz BenningerSharon SamueliGudrun GröppelSina SpatziererAngelika MühlebnerKlaus AbrahamMartha Feucht

Published in: Epilepsia open (2017)

KPN with fat intake of 3.5-4.0 g/kg/day was safe and effective. KPN was tailored according to guidelines and individual nutritional needs. In nearly half of the patients, ketosis was lower than during oral KD. Despite this, seizures remained controlled.

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