The impact of the ketogenic diet on arterial morphology and endothelial function in children and young adults with epilepsy: A case–control study

• Published in: Seizure (London, England) Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 260 - 265
• Main Authors: Coppola, Giangennaro, Natale, Francesco, Torino, Annarita, Capasso, Rosanna, D’Aniello, Alfredo, Pironti, Erica, Santoro, Elena, Calabrò, Raffaele, Verrotti, Alberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use; Arterial morphology; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Blood Pressure - physiology; Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging; Carotid Arteries - drug effects; Carotid artery stiffness; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Cholesterol - blood; Cohort Studies; Diet, Ketogenic - adverse effects; Echocardiography; Endothelial function; Epilepsy - diet therapy; Epilepsy - drug therapy; Epilepsy - pathology; Female; Humans; Infant; Ketogenic diet; Male; Neurology; Triglycerides - blood; Tunica Intima - drug effects; Tunica Intima - pathology; Vascular Stiffness - physiology; Young Adult; Arterial morphology; Endothelial function; Ketogenic diet; Carotid artery stiffness

Abstract Purpose The present study aimed to assess the impact of the ketogenic diet on arterial morphology and endothelial function of the big vessels of the neck and on cardiac diastolic function, in a cohort of epileptic children and young adults treated with the ketogenic diet. Methods Patients w...