Malnutrition, an Important Comorbidity in Patients with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome

Gessen Salmerón Gómez, Mariel Pizarro Castellanos and Benigno Linares Segovia
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Gessen Salmerón Gómez: Department of Neuropediatrics, Hospital Materno Infantil Irapuato, México
Mariel Pizarro Castellanos: Department of Neurology, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, México
Benigno Linares Segovia: Department of Medicine and Nutrition, University of Guanajuato, México

Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, 2017, vol. 3, issue 1, 3-5

Abstract: Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) is an epileptic encephalopathy that occurs in the pediatric age is associated with cognitive impairment. It is also considered as refractory epilepsy due to its frequent resistance to antiepileptic drugs, which implies the use of multiple antiepileptic drugs for long periods of treatment, the adverse effects of which could affect the patient’s nutrition.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2017.03.555602

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