title: The ketogenic diet for the treatment of myoclonic astatic epilepsy in a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Initiation of the ketogenic diet in a child with epilepsy and type 1 diabetes mellitus presents a challenge because the distinction between diet-induced ketosis and diabetic ketoacidosis is difficult to discern. We report the successful use of the ketogenic diet in a child with myoclonic astatic epilepsy and type 1 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Ambulatory Care Services, Children's Hospital Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Electronic address: naylward@exchange.hsc.mb.ca.
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Aylward
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Namrata
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sellers
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D055423:Diet, Ketogenic / Q000379:methods*; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: child; diabète de type 1; enfant; epilepsy; ketogenic diet; régime cétogène; type 1 diabetes; épilepsie