title: [Treatment of lennox syndrome with medium chain triglycerides (author's transl)].
abstract: Twelve cases of Lennox syndrome were treated with a ketogenic diet with medium chain triglycerides during an average period of five months. All the cases were resistant to drug treatment. In five cases seizures disappeared, in five the frequency decreased and two remained without changes. The alertness improved in seven cases. Electroencephalographic records did not show any important improvement. The diet was generally well tolerated and it only had to be discontinued in one case.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000178:diet therapy*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D014280:Triglycerides
vernacular_title: Tratamiento del síndrome de Lennox con triglicéridos de cadena media.