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Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract

EHMTI-0375. Central mechanisms of migraine improvement with ketogenic diet: an evoked potentials study

Authors: C Di Lorenzo, G Coppola, M Bracaglia, D Di Lenola, F Pierelli

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Special Issue 1/2014

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Ketogenic diet (KD) is a dietetic regimen that mimics fasting in producing ketone bodies, which seems to have a potential role in treating migraine. From animal and human models emerges that KD might affects CNS at multiple levels: it is able to normalize cortical dysexcitability and to reduce cortical spreading depression velocity of propagation, which mechanisms are potentially of interest in migraine pathophysiology. …
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Title
EHMTI-0375. Central mechanisms of migraine improvement with ketogenic diet: an evoked potentials study
Authors
C Di Lorenzo
G Coppola
M Bracaglia
D Di Lenola
F Pierelli
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1129-2377-15-S1-K3

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