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Attention Score in Context
| Title |
Potential Therapeutic Use of the Ketogenic Diet in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Pediatrics, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fped.2014.00069 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Eleonora Napoli, Nadia Dueñas, Cecilia Giulivi |
| Abstract |
The ketogenic diet (KGD) has been recognized as an effective treatment for individuals with glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) and pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) deficiencies as well as with epilepsy. More recently, its use has been advocated in a number of neurological disorders prompting a newfound interest in its possible therapeutic use in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). One study and one case report indicated that children with ASD treated with a KGD showed decreased seizure frequencies and exhibited behavioral improvements (i.e., improved learning abilities and social skills). The KGD could benefit individuals with ASD affected with epileptic episodes as well as those with either PDH or mild respiratory chain (RC) complex deficiencies. Given that the mechanism of action of the KGD is not fully understood, caution should be exercised in ASD cases lacking a careful biochemical and metabolic characterization to avoid deleterious side effects or refractory outcomes. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 20% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Japan | 1 | 3% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 24 | 69% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 26 | 74% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 26% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 226 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 222 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 35 | 15% |
| Researcher | 27 | 12% |
| Other | 16 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 49 | 22% |
| Unknown | 45 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 49 | 22% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 12% |
| Neuroscience | 24 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 10% |
| Psychology | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 41 | 18% |
| Unknown | 49 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 55. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 May 2022.
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#824,374
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Outputs from Frontiers in Pediatrics
#127
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#7,355
of 242,838 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Pediatrics
#1
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Altmetric has tracked 26,559,802 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 96th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 8,132 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.7. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 98% of its peers.
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