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Ketogenic Diet as Preferred Treatment of FIRES

John J Millichap et al. Pediatr Neurol Briefs. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

Investigators from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, report 2 children who presented with FIRES and prolonged AED-resistant status epilepticus.

Keywords: Encephalitis; Epilepsy; Ketogenic diet.

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