Influência da dieta hipossódica e da alergia alimentar no tratamento da epilepsia

Abstract

An appreciation of the methods on epilepsy treatment has been done since the beginning of the century such as fasting, dehydrating diet and the restriction of sodium chloride. The author says that the latter may be of a beating out factor of epileptic crisis. He presents eight cases treated on restrictive diets on sodium chloride so that a progress is shown in the convulsive board of all patients. Surprising facts were the simultaneous progress on behavior in general, excitability and headaches, told by patients and their relatives. At last, the importance of alimentary allergy is emphasized as cause of epileptic crisis.