Early Motor-Behavioral Outcome of Ischemic Stroke with Ketogenic Diet Preconditioning: Interventional Animal Study

Background: Cerebral stroke, with ischemic stroke being its most common type, is the leading cause of chronic disability. The ketogenic diet has been used for treating seizures for centuries and has been considered to be a treatment for other neurologic diseases in recent years. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of ketogenic diet preconditioning on the early motor-behavior outcome of rats with induced cerebral ischemic stroke. Methods: Twenty-four rats were surveyed in 3 groups of Main, Control, and Sham.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 16, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Sheida Shaafi, Mirmohsen Sharifi-Bonab, Neda Ghaemian, Mohaddeseh Mokhtarkhani, Hossen Akbari Source Type: research