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Usefulness of liquid ketogenic milk for intractable childhood epilepsy

Authors
 Yun Jin Lee  ;  Hoon-Chul Kang  ;  Dong Wook Kim  ;  Joon Soo Lee  ;  Baik-Lin Eun  ;  So Hee Eun  ;  Su Jeong You  ;  Ji Eun Song  ;  Eun Joo Lee  ;  Heung Dong Kim 
Citation
 e-SPEN, the European e-journal of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Vol.5(5) : 203-207, 2010 
Journal Title
e-SPEN, the European e-journal of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
ISSN
 1751-4991 
Issue Date
2010
Keywords
Ketogenic diet ; Liquid formula ; Epilepsy ; Child
Abstract
Background & aims
To evaluate the usefulness of a liquid ketogenic milk in the treatment of intractable childhood epilepsy.

Methods
We used liquid ketogenic milk, which is comprised of mainly olive oil and soybeans, and has a lipid to non-lipid ratio of 4:1. Prospective study evaluated outcomes in 28 children with intractable epilepsy who were supplemented with liquid ketogenic milk for at least three months during conventional ketogenic diet. The calories of the milk occupied over 50% of the total calories. Primary outcome measures included usefulness of the milk, tolerability, caretakers’ convenience and complications. Secondarily, seizure outcomes after diet therapy were evaluated.

Results
All patients obtained normal weight and height gain and natural increase of bone densitometry index according to increasing ages. There were no serious complications. It was well tolerated in most 85.7% (24/28) of the patients and especially, convenience of its preparation was reported in all caretakers. 57.1% (16/28) of the patients showed a ≥90% reduction in seizure frequency. Most of the patients (85.7%) wanted to continue to use liquid ketogenic milk.

Conclusion
We believe that the liquid ketogenic milk is useful formula to increase tolerability and widen application of the diet therapy in children with intractable epilepsy.
Full Text
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751499110000430
DOI
10.1016/j.eclnm.2010.08.001
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pediatrics (소아과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kang, Hoon Chul(강훈철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-8847
Kim, Heung Dong(김흥동) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-7336
Lee, Yun Jin(이윤진)
Lee, Joon Soo(이준수) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9036-9343
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/102783
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