Giovanna Fernandes Ricciarelli

Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

Abstract
The prevalence of Epilepsy is 0.5 to 1% in developed countries. It is estimated that 20 to 30% of pediatric patients are refractory to pharmacological treatment. The ketogenic diet (CD) is an adjuvant treatment to the pharmacological treatment prescribed for children and adolescents with drug-resistant Epilepsy. The composition of DC is based on a high fat content, moderate protein conten…
Ketogenic diet enriched with omega-3 fatty acids in Epilepsy: an approach focused on brain morphofunctional characteristics, cognition, clinical response, and adverse effects associated with neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation, BP.DD
Abstract
The prevalence of epilepsy is 0.5 to 1% in developed countries. It is estimated that 20 to 30% of pediatric patients are refractory to pharmacological treatment. The ketogenic diet (KD) consists of a dietary treatment adjunct to pharmacological treatment prescribed to children and adolescents with refractory epilepsy. Diet composition is based on high level of fat, low-carbohydrate and mo…
Association of fatty acids of erythrocytes membranes with control seizures in children and adolescents with epilepsy refractory under treatment with ketogenic diet, BP.IC

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2 / 2	Completed scholarships in Brazil

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