Ketogenic Diet Provides Neuroprotective Effects against Ischemic Stroke Neuronal Damages

• Main Authors: Sheida Shaafi (Author), Javad Mahmoudi (Author), Ali Pashapour (Author), Mehdi Farhoudi (Author), Saeed Sadigh-eteghad (Author), Hossein Akbari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the world. Many mechanisms contribute in cell death in ischemic stroke. Ketogenic diet which has been successfully used in the drug-resistant epilepsy has been shown to be effective in many other neurologic disorders. The mechanisms under...