edited by Carl E. Stafstrom, Jong M. Rho ; foreword by Philip A. Schwartzkroin.
Totowa, N.J.
Humana Press
2010
xx, 352 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Nutrition and health (Totowa, N.J.)
Part I. Background An Introduction to Seizures and Epilepsy: Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Classification and Treatment Carl E. Stafstrom History and Origin of the Ketogenic Diet James W. Wheless Part II. Clinical Aspects The Ketogenic Diet: The Physician's Perspective Eric H. Kossoff and John M. Freeman Clinical Use of the Ketogenic Diet: The Dietitian's Role Beth Zupec-Kania, Rhonda Roell Werner, and Mary L. Zupanc How to Maintain and Support a Ketogenic Diet Program: A Nursing Perspective Jeri E. Nichols Sutherling and Danine Mele-Hayes Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet James E. Rubenstein and Eileen P. G. Vining The Ketogenic Diet in Adults Michael R. Sperling and Maromi Nei Indications and Contraindications of the Ketogenic Diet Anna Gunhild Christina Bergqvist Complications of the Ketogenic Diet Karen R. Ballaban-Gil Measuring and Interpreting Ketosis and Fatty Acid Profiles in Patients on a High-Fat Ketogenic Diet Kathy Musa-Veloso and Stephen C. Cunnane Insights From Neuroimaging Studies Into Ketosis and the Ketogenic Diet Jullie W. Pan Potential Applications of the Ketogenic Diet in Disorders Other Than Epilepsy Rif S. El-Mallakh Dietary Treatments for Epilepsy Other Than the Ketogenic Diet Carl E. Stafstrom and Gregory L. Holmes Part III. Basic Science Perspectives Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Cerebral Energy Metabolism Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. and Darryl C. De Vivo The Ketogenic Diet: Interactions With Brain Amino Acid Handling Marc Yudkoff, Yevgeny Daikhin, Ilana Nissim, and Itzhak Nissim Molecular Regulation of Ketogenesis Tim E. Cullingford The Effects of Ketone Bodies on Neuronal Excitability Sergei S. Likhodii and W. McIntyre Burnham Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Acute Seizure Models Douglas A. Eagles and Kristopher J. Bough Caloric Restriction and Epilepsy: Historical Perspectives, Relationship to the Ketogenic Diet, and Analysis in Epileptic EL Mice Thomas N. Seyfried, Amanda E. Greene, and Mariana T. Todorova The Role of Norepinephrine in the Anticonvulsant Mechanism of Action of the Ketogenic Diet Patricia Szot Galanin and Neuropeptide Y: Orexigenic Neuropeptides Link Food Intake, Energy Homeostasis, and Seizure Susceptibility David Weinshenker The Neuroprotective and Antiepileptogenic Effects of the Ketogenic Diet Jong M. Rho Afterword: A Parent's Perspective on Childhood Epilepsy: The Things I Wish They Had Told Us Jim Abrahams Epilogue Carl E. Stafstrom and Jong M. Rho Appendix A: The Carbohydrate and Caloric Content of Drugs George Karvelas, Denis Lebel, and Lionel Carmant Appendix B: Ketogenic Diet Resources Carl E. Stafstrom and Jong M. Rho Index
Dietary Fats -- therapeutic use.
Epilepsy -- diet therapy.
Ketone Bodies -- biosynthesis.
RC374
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K46
E358
2010
edited by Carl E. Stafstrom, Jong M. Rho ; foreword by Philip A. Schwartzkroin.