A Practical Approach to Ketogenic Diet in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus.

Raquel Farias-MoellerLuca BartoliniArchana PasupuletiR D Brittany CinesAmy KaoJessica L Carpenter

Published in: Neurocritical care (2017)

We demonstrated the feasibility of a practical approach to initiation of KD for children with SRSE. These children were successfully weaned off continuous anesthetic infusions. Larger studies are needed to determine effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of KD in the management of SRSE as well as ease of implementation.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
young adults
healthcare
primary care
systematic review
physical activity
clinical trial
open label
study protocol
acute respiratory distress syndrome