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The Nutrition and Health series of books has an overriding mission to provide health professionals with texts that are considered essential because each includes: (1) a synthe sis of the state of the science, (2) timely, in -depth reviews by the leading researchers in their respective fields, (3) extensive, up-to-date, fully annotated reference lists, (4) a detailed index, (5) relevant tables and figures, (6) identification of paradigm shifts and the consequences, (7) suggestions of areas for future research, and (8) balanced, data driven answers to patient /health professionals questions that are based upon the totality of evidence rather than the findings of any single study. The series volumes are not the outcome of a symposium. Rather, each editor has the potential to examine a chosen area with a broad perspective, both in subject matter as well as in the choice of chapter authors. The international perspective, especially with regard to public health initiatives, is emphasized where appropriate. The editors, whose trainings are both research- and practice-oriented, have the opportunity to develop a primary objective for their book; define the scope and focus, and then invite the leading authorities from around the world to be part oftheir initiative. The authors are encouraged to provide an overview of the field, discuss their own research, and relate the research findings to potential human health consequences.
Contents:
Part I. Background
An Introduction to Seizures and Epilepsy: Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Classification and Treatment
Carl E. Stafstrom
History and Origin of the Ketogenic Diet
James W. Wheless
Part II. Clinical Aspects
The Ketogenic Diet: The Physician's Perspective
Eric H. Kossoff and John M. Freeman
Clinical Use of the Ketogenic Diet: The Dietitian's Role
Beth Zupec-Kania, Rhonda Roell Werner, and Mary L. Zupanc
How to Maintain and Support a Ketogenic Diet Program: A Nursing Perspective
Jeri E. Nichols Sutherling and Danine Mele-Hayes
Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet
James E. Rubenstein and Eileen P. G. Vining
The Ketogenic Diet in Adults
Michael R. Sperling and Maromi Nei
Indications and Contraindications of the Ketogenic Diet
Anna Gunhild Christina Bergqvist
Complications of the Ketogenic Diet
Karen R. Ballaban-Gil
Measuring and Interpreting Ketosis and Fatty Acid Profiles in Patients on a High-Fat Ketogenic Diet
Kathy Musa-Veloso and Stephen C. Cunnane
Insights From Neuroimaging Studies Into Ketosis and the Ketogenic Diet
Jullie W. Pan
Potential Applications of the Ketogenic Diet in Disorders Other Than Epilepsy
Rif S. El-Mallakh
Dietary Treatments for Epilepsy Other Than the Ketogenic Diet
Carl E. Stafstrom and Gregory L. Holmes
Part III. Basic Science Perspectives
Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Cerebral Energy Metabolism
Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. and Darryl C. De Vivo
The Ketogenic Diet: Interactions With Brain Amino Acid Handling
Marc Yudkoff, Yevgeny Daikhin, Ilana Nissim, and Itzhak Nissim
Molecular Regulation of Ketogenesis
Tim E. Cullingford
The Effects of Ketone Bodies on Neuronal Excitability
Sergei S. Likhodii and W. McIntyre Burnham
Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Acute Seizure Models
Douglas A. Eagles and Kristopher J. Bough
Caloric Restriction and Epilepsy: Historical Perspectives, Relationship to the Ketogenic Diet, and Analysis in Epileptic EL Mice
Thomas N. Seyfried, Amanda E. Greene, and Mariana T. Todorova
The Role of Norepinephrine in the Anticonvulsant Mechanism of Action of the Ketogenic Diet
Patricia Szot
Galanin and Neuropeptide Y: Orexigenic Neuropeptides Link Food Intake, Energy Homeostasis, and Seizure Susceptibility
David Weinshenker
The Neuroprotective and Antiepileptogenic Effects of the Ketogenic Diet
Jong M. Rho
Afterword: A Parent's Perspective on Childhood Epilepsy: The Things I Wish They Had Told Us
Jim Abrahams
Epilogue
Carl E. Stafstrom and Jong M. Rho
Appendix A: The Carbohydrate and Caloric Content of Drugs
George Karvelas, Denis Lebel, and Lionel Carmant
Appendix B: Ketogenic Diet Resources
Carl E. Stafstrom and Jong M. Rho
Index
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Publication date: November, 2010
Pages: 374
Weight: 714g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Biochemistry, Nutrition
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