Clinical Trial: The Role of Gut Microbiota in Children With Epilepsy Following Ketogenic Diet
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Epilepsy
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: The Role of Gut Microbiota in Children With Epilepsy Following Ketogenic Diet
Brief Summary:
The role of human microbiota in neurological disorders via the "microbiota-gut-brain axis" is recently gaining increased attention due to the knowledge that gut microorganisms are involved in multiple gut and brain functions and metabolic pathways.The hypothesis of the present investigation is that changes of gut microbiota and their metabolic products may be a mechanism of the effectiveness of ketogenic diet in epilepsy.The aim of the present study is to investigate the changes of gut microbiota induced…
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