Ketogenic Diet Improves Forelimb Motor Function after Spinal Cord Injury in Rodents

Ketogenic Diet Improves Forelimb Motor Function after Spinal Cord Injury in Rodents

High fat, low carbohydrate ketogenic diets (KD) are validated non-pharmacological treatments for some forms of drug-resistant epilepsy. Ketones reduce neuronal excitation and promote neuroprotection. Here, we investigated the efficacy of KD as a treatment for acute cervical spinal cord injury (SCI)...

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Main Authors: Streijger, Femke, Plunet, Ward T., Lee, Jae H. T., Liu, Jie, Lam, Clarrie K., Park, Soeyun, Hilton, Brett J., Fransen, Bas L., Matheson, Keely A. J., Assinck, Peggy, Kwon, Brian K., Tetzlaff, Wolfram
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3817084/

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