Sentences with phrase «for epileptic patients»

The similarities and connections between migraines and epilepsy suggest that ketosis, a proven therapy for epileptic patients, might be extremely beneficial for migraneurs as well.

The recommendation is to monitor levels above 5 mmol / l and associated symptoms very closely for epileptic patients.

The most commonly accepted theory among scientists as to why keto works for epileptic patients is that on the diet the number of ketones in the body spike.

«We might have some real insight into the advantages of dampening of synaptic activity that is caused by fasting,» said Haghighi, for example, how fasting can be beneficial for epileptic patients, who can experience reduced seizures when restricting calories.

You can use this Indian version of ketogenic diet plan for any epileptic patient as well.

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Triheptanoin is an investigational medicine being developed by Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals for patients with fatty - acid metabolism disorders and Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome, which leads to epileptic seizures in young children.

Professor Patrik Verstreken (VIB - KU Leuven): «Our work shows that increasing specific brain fats at the synapses of patients with a TBC1D24 mutation is a possible strategy for preventing epileptic seizures.

Since then more than 100 of his epileptic patients with electrodes implanted in their brains for diagnostic purposes have volunteered as subjects for basic research.

Surgery can be an option for a minority of patients who do not respond to medications or other treatments and have epileptic scar tissue that can be removed safely.

The research for the study was conducted on 19 epileptic patients at the UCLA Medical Center, who required invasive monitoring of brain activity prior to potential surgical excision of seizure - causing areas of the brain.

In fact, Upton says, if the cycle of headaches — or seizures, for epileptics — is broken, then the patient may «forget» the pattern of electrical activity that leads to the symptoms.

In this photograph, an epileptic patient is implanted with depth electrodes to localize the seizure onset zone for possible resection.

The ability to reliably pinpoint the anatomical source of epileptic seizures, different for each patient, remains elusive.

Partial epilepsy accounts for approximately 60 % of all epileptic patients, with Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy being the most common form.

Dr. Milner is best known for work with an epileptic patient known as H.M., who had become unable to form new memories after having parts of both temporal lobes of his brain surgically removed.

We implemented a rare variant transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) to search for autosomal recessive epileptic encephalopathy genes in a cohort of 320 outbred patient - parent trios that were generally prescreened for rare metabolic disorders.

These fats are often used by epileptic patients on a ketogenic diet, in order to increase ketone levels while allowing for a bit more carbs in the diet (2).

Medical nutrition does have a place for the ketogenic diet (e.g. some epileptic patients and more recently, evidence is mounting that some cancer patients may benefit.

In ketosis, the body is fueled by fat (ketone bodies) rather than glucose (carbohydrates)-- this helps epileptic patients by changing the metabolism of the brain, and the same changes might be beneficial for migraneurs.

Because the fatty acids in coconut oil get shipped to the liver and turned into ketones, they are often used in epileptic patients to induce ketosis while allowing for a bit more carbs in the diet (13, 14).