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Diet therapy for narcolepsy
- Source :
- Neurology. 62(12)
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- The effects of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet (LCKD) on sleepiness and other narcolepsy symptoms were studied. Nine patients with narcolepsy were asked to adhere to the Atkins' diet plan, and their symptoms were assessed using the Narcolepsy Symptom Status Questionnaire (NSSQ). The NSSQ-Total score decreased by 18% from 161.9 to 133.5 (p = 0.0019) over 8 weeks. Patients with narcolepsy experienced modest improvements in daytime sleepiness on an LCKD.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Sleep disorder
business.industry
Diet therapy
medicine.medical_treatment
Neurological disorder
Ketones
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Dietary Fats
Dietary Carbohydrates
Medicine
Humans
Female
Neurology (clinical)
business
Psychiatry
Sleep
Ketogenic diet
Narcolepsy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1526632X
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Neurology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5a07994b1383c244bd48444a84789cc6