Cognition Benefits Keto in patients with epilepsy
Published: 27 Jun 2021
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The is a review paper on the cognitive benefits of the ketogenic diet in patients with epilepsy. The highlights are:
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Patients on diet report improvements in alertness, attention, and global cognition.
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Cognitive tests confirm diet benefits on alertness, but not global cognition.
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Improvements are unrelated to medication use, type of diet, or age of a patient.
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Cognitive improvements with ketogenic diet are seen across epilepsy subtypes.
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Author: van Berkel et al
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