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ArticleEpilepsy & behavior reports2020

Modified Atkins Diet with slow reduction of carbohydrate.

Amanda Gauthier, Nevena Simic, Kevin C Jones, Rajesh RamachandranNair

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Article in Epilepsy & behavior reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amanda GauthierNiagara Health, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
Nevena SimicComprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program, McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Kevin C JonesComprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program, McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Rajesh RamachandranNairComprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program, McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
McMaster Children's Hospital · CANiagara Health System · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Typically, the amount of daily carbohydrate in the Modified Atkins diet (MAD) is restricted to 10-20 g from the beginning of the therapy. It is possible to gradually reduce the daily carbohydrate amount to this target to increase acceptability of the diet. We report the use of the MAD with slow carbohydrate reduction in a patient with Glucose Transporter 1 Deficiency, including results of neuropsychological assessments. Seizures were controlled at 45 g of carbohydrates daily. This case report illustrates that a liberalized form of MAD with slow reduction of carbohydrate may be a therapeutic option in some children with epilepsy. It is possible that other children with epilepsy could achieve seizure control at higher carbohydrate level than current MAD recommendations.

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EpilepsyGlucose transporter 1 deficiencyKetogenic dietModified Atkins diet

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PMID32337504
PMCPMC7176585
OpenAlexW2995349674

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