Dietary Intervention in Children with Refractory Epilepsy and Inherited Metabolic Disease: An Observational Study on Ketogenic Diet Therapy.
Höller, A.; Jahn, B.; Schönlaub, A.K.; Schwärzler, L.; Stock, A.K.; Karall, D.; Klingler, P.; Puntscher, S.; Pfeifer, B.; Siebert, U.; Schreier, G.; Scholl-Bürgi, S. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2024 · Heft S 05 · S. 1 bis 1
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Purpose Ketogenic Diet Therapies (KDT) are well established, non-pharmacologic treatments for children with refractory epilepsy and inherited metabolic diseases. Ketosis is achieved via dietary carbohydrate restriction and drastic increase of fat. Several studies suggest that the proportion of branched chain amino acids (BCAA: isoleucine, leucine, valine) vs aromatic amino acids (ARAA: phenylalanine, tyrosine) can influence excitability of central neuronal networks. In patients, undergoing KDT, there is limited clinical evidence on the changes of BCAA and ARAA. We aim to analyze alterations in plasma amino acid…