[Not Quite] The Ketogenic Diet in a Pill

Abstract

Researchers at Okayama University, Japan showed lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) inhibition suppresses neuronal excitation in vitro, reduces EEG discharges and seizures in rodent models, and may provide a novel mechanism for anticonvulsant medications in human patients.

Keywords

• lactate dehydrogenase
• epilepsy
• stiripentol
• ketogenic diet