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3-hydroxybutyric acid and Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy

3-hydroxybutyric acid has been researched along with Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy in 1 studies

3-Hydroxybutyric Acid: BUTYRIC ACID substituted in the beta or 3 position. It is one of the ketone bodies produced in the liver.
3-hydroxybutyric acid : A straight-chain 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid comprising a butyric acid core with a single hydroxy substituent in the 3- position; a ketone body whose levels are raised during ketosis, used as an energy source by the brain during fasting in humans. Also used to synthesise biodegradable plastics.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Twenty children with intractable Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) were fasted 36 h and then randomized to receive the classic KD in conjunction with a solution containing either 60 g/day of glucose or saccharin."5.14A blinded, crossover study of the efficacy of the ketogenic diet. ( Freeman, JM; Goodman, SN; Kossoff, EH; Pyzik, PL; Vining, EP; Ye, X, 2009)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (100.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Freeman, JM1
Vining, EP1
Kossoff, EH1
Pyzik, PL1
Ye, X1
Goodman, SN1

Trials

1 trial available for 3-hydroxybutyric acid and Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy

ArticleYear
A blinded, crossover study of the efficacy of the ketogenic diet.
    Epilepsia, 2009, Volume: 50, Issue:2

    Topics: 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Over Studies; Diet, Ketogenic; Double-Blind Me

2009