Abstract:ObjectiveKetogenic diets like the modified Atkins diet (MAD) are increasingly used in patients with refractory epilepsy. For epilepsy patients, stress is a well‐known seizure‐precipitating factor. New possibilities in measuring biomarkers of stress are now available. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of MAD on endocrine stress biomarkers.MethodsForty‐nine patients with drug resistant epilepsy were investigated at baseline and after 12 weeks on MAD. Cortisol and cortisol binding globulin (… Show more
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