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The use of ketogenic diet in special situations: expanding use in intractable epilepsy and other neurologic disorders
Munhyang Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2012;55(9):316-321.   Published online September 14, 2012

The ketogenic diet has been widely used and proved to be effective for intractable epilepsy. Although the mechanisms underlying its anti-epileptic effects remain to be proven, there are increasing experimental evidences for its neuroprotective effects along with many researches about expanding use of the diet in other neurologic disorders. The first success was reported in glucose transporter type 1 deficiency...

Treatment and management of patients with inherited metabolic diseases
Jin-Sung Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(11):1152-1157.   Published online November 15, 2006
Inherited metabolic disease is rare disorders that show symptoms mainly in pediatric age and early treatment is important for preventing complications of the disease. Recent development in molecular and biochemical techniques help clinicians with proper diagnosis of patients, however, many of the disease still remain lack of effective therapeutic strategies. Better understanding on biochemical and molecular basis of pathogenesis of...
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