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Diet Enriched with Omega‐3 Fatty Acids Alleviates Convulsion Symptoms in Epilepsy Patients
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Summary: Purpose: We examined whether a dietary supplement containing omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐3 PUFAs) can alleviate and/or reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures in patients with central nervous system (CNS) diseases treated with anticonvulsive drugs (ACDs). Methods: A special spread containing 65% n‐3 PUFAs was added to the daily diet. The patients consumed 5 g of this spread at every breakfast for 6 months. Results: Five patients completed the study. In all of them, a marked reduction in both frequency and strength of the epileptic seizures was recorded. Conclusions: Incorporation of the dietary supplement containing n‐3 PUFAs may be beneficial in suppression of some cases of epileptic seizures.
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- Authors
- Schlanger, S., Shinitzky, M., & Yam, D.
- Venue
- Epilepsia
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2002-01
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 103-104
- ISSN
- 0013-9580 (ISSN-L)
- 1528-1167
- OpenAlex
- W2066059769
- Cited by
- 169
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 4.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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