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ArticleNutrients2020

Use of Remote Monitoring by E-mail for Long-Term Management of the Classic Ketogenic Diet.

Cinzia Ferraris, Monica Guglielmetti, Elisa Tamagni, Claudia Trentani, Valentina De Giorgis, Ludovica Pasca, Costanza Varesio, Ottavia Eleonora Ferraro, Anna Tagliabue

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Article in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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Cinzia FerrarisHuman Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi, 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4148-2136
Monica GuglielmettiHuman Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi, 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Elisa TamagniHuman Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi, 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Claudia TrentaniHuman Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi, 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Valentina De GiorgisDepartment of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino, 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Ludovica PascaDepartment of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino, 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Costanza VaresioDepartment of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino, 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Ottavia Eleonora FerraroUnit of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini, 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4398-4885
Anna TagliabueHuman Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi, 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The classic ketogenic diet (cKD) requires constant nutritional monitoring over time both to ensure its effectiveness and to reduce the likelihood of short- and long-term adverse effects. We retrospectively described the use of remote monitoring by e-mail during the first year of follow-up on cKD in 34 children (47% males; age range: 2-17 years) diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE; n = 14) or glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome (GLUT1-DS; n = 20). All the e-mails were evaluated analyzing their frequency and content at 3, 6 and 12 months. Three families never sent e-mails. A median of 36.0 (IQR 23.0-64.0) e-mails per family were sent during the 12 follow-up months by the 31 patients. GLUT1-DS patients sent a greater number of e-mails than the DRE group (median 39.0 (IQR 25.5-56.5) vs. median 26.0 (IQR 19.0-65.0)). At the end of the follow-up period, a greater number of e-mails had been exchanged between the nutritional team and the families belonging to the group that increased its linear growth (median 83.5; IQR 48.0-102.0), compared to the other ones. Constant remote monitoring by e-mail could be a feasible and effective way for a better cKD management.

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Electronic MailAdolescentCarbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsChildChild, PreschoolDiet, KetogenicDrug Resistant EpilepsyFemaleHumansMaleMonosaccharide Transport ProteinsRetrospective StudiesTelemedicineTimeTreatment OutcomeMonosaccharide Transport Proteinschildrendrug-resistant epilepsye-mailglucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndromehome managementketogenic dietmonitoring

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PMCPMC7353224

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