Ketogenic diet in traumatic brain injury – impaired brain – Alzheimers disease

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Maurice Preter MD

Here is a good summary on ketogenic diet in traumatic brain injury and other neuroinflammatory conditions. More citations to follow.

J Child Neurol. 2013 Aug;28(8):1054-5.

Implications of dietary therapy into the 21st century: conclusion to special issue.

Abstract

The concept of dietary therapy for epilepsy has played an important role in the approach to the treatment of seizures for centuries–particularly with the development and utilization of the classic ketogenic diet over the past 90 years. Recently, there has been developing interest in the utilization of diet in other medical disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, traumatic brain injury, degenerative neurologic disorders, and cancer. As the utilization of dietary therapy expands, there are several issues that need to be addressed and better characterized to better understand the role of diet in the treatment of epilepsy and other disease.

KEYWORDS:

epilepsy; ketogenic diet; low glycemic index treatment

PMID:

 23666037

[PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

 

 

Maurice Preter, MD

About Maurice Preter MD

Maurice Preter, MD is a European and U.S. educated psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, neurologist, and medical-legal expert in private practice in Manhattan. He is also the principal of Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC, a medical concierge service and health advisory for select individuals and families.
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