Ketogenic Diet-Induced Cardiomyopathy

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-14-7-3

Keywords:

Ketogenic Diet, Cardiomyopathy, Betahydroxybutyrate

Abstract

Prolonged QT interval (>450) is reported in 3 of 20 pediatric epilepsy patients (mean age 9.8 +/- 4.7 years) treated with the ketogenic diet at the University of Cincinnati, OH.

Published

2000-07-01

Issue

Section

Antiepileptic Medications