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3-hydroxybutyric acid and Epilepsies, Myoclonic

3-hydroxybutyric acid has been researched along with Epilepsies, Myoclonic 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.

Epilepsies, Myoclonic: A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes characterized either by myoclonic seizures or by myoclonus in association with other seizure types. Myoclonic epilepsy syndromes are divided into three subtypes based on etiology: familial, cryptogenic, and symptomatic.

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 Epilepsies, Myoclonic

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