Sentences with phrase «for pediatric epilepsy»

Evidence has shown that the ketogenic diet can be helpful for pediatric epilepsy which has been otherwise non-responsive to medication.

In most cases, this diet is efficient in weight loss management and also as a therapeutic diet for pediatric epilepsy.

Based on these results and clinical experience with diet - based therapies for pediatric epilepsy, a novel anti-inflammatory and analgesic application of ketogenic diet therapy would be effective, non-addictive and relatively free of major side effects.

Not exact matches

What's really necessary, Dr. Gaillard says, is real data on efficacy for each of the medications commonly prescribed to pediatric epilepsy patients — a marked vacuum in research that prevents doctors from using evidence - based reasoning when making medication choices.

A zebrafish model of Dravet syndrome, a severe form of pediatric epilepsy, may help scientists quickly find drugs for the devastating disease.

Each week, our Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Team, made up of board certified pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, speech pathologists, neuropsychologists and neuroradiologists, meets to discuss patients being evaluated for epilepsy and make the best treatment decision for each patient.

Ketogenic Diet Improves Brain Function The ketogenic diet was developed in the 1920's as a medical approach for reducing seizures in cases of pediatric epilepsy.

Thus, this is another possible choice for refractory aggression especially as it has been used safely with pediatric populations with epilepsy.