• J. Child Neurol. · Aug 2013

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    Ketogenic diets and pain.

    • Susan A Masino and David N Ruskin.
    • Neuroscience Program and Department of Psychology, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106, USA. susan.masino@trincoll.edu
    • J. Child Neurol. 2013 Aug 1;28(8):993-1001.

    AbstractKetogenic diets are well established as a successful anticonvulsant therapy. Based on overlap between mechanisms postulated to underlie pain and inflammation, and mechanisms postulated to underlie therapeutic effects of ketogenic diets, recent studies have explored the ability for ketogenic diets to reduce pain. Here we review clinical and basic research thus far exploring the impact of a ketogenic diet on thermal pain, inflammation, and neuropathic pain.

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