ISSN 1674-3865  CN 21-1569/R
主管:国家卫生和计划生育委员会
主办:中国医师协会
   辽宁省基础医学研究所
   辽宁中医药大学附属医院

Chinese Pediatrics of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine ›› 2021, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (3): 247-249.

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Effect of ketogenic diet combined with cognitive training on cognitive function in children with cerebral palsy

Objective: To explore the effect of ketogenic diet combined with cognitive training on cognitive function of children with cerebral palsy(CP).#br# Methods: Totally 120 children with spastic cerebral palsy, who received rehabilitation treatment in the Social Welfare Center of Longgang from March 2020 to August 2020, were selected, and they were divided into observation group(60 cases) and control group(60 cases) randomly. Both groups acceptedconventional rehabilitation for 6 months and the observation group was additionally given cognitive training and ketogenic diet. Gesell Development Scale was used to evaluate and compare the subjects before and after treatment.#br# Results: Before treatment, the scores of Gesell Scale of two groups had no statistical difference(P<0.05). After treatment, the scores of Gesell Scale in both groups all increased, and the observation group showed more significant increase(P<0.05).#br# Conclusion: Ketogenic diet can improve the cognitive function in children with cerebral palsy.    

  1. Shenzhen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(Longgang), Shenzhen 518172,China
  • Online:2021-06-25 Published:2021-12-17

Abstract: Objective: To explore the effect of ketogenic diet combined with cognitive training on cognitive function of children with cerebral palsy(CP).
Methods: Totally 120 children with spastic cerebral palsy, who received rehabilitation treatment in the Social Welfare Center of Longgang from March 2020 to August 2020, were selected, and they were divided into observation group(60 cases) and control group(60 cases) randomly. Both groups acceptedconventional rehabilitation for 6 months and the observation group was additionally given cognitive training and ketogenic diet. Gesell Development Scale was used to evaluate and compare the subjects before and after treatment.
Results: Before treatment, the scores of Gesell Scale of two groups had no statistical difference(P<0.05). After treatment, the scores of Gesell Scale in both groups all increased, and the observation group showed more significant increase(P<0.05).
Conclusion: Ketogenic diet can improve the cognitive function in children with cerebral palsy. 

Key words: Cerebral palsy, Cognitive function, Ketogenic diet;Children