JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.30, sa.4, ss.411-416, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Ketogenic diet (KD), which is high in fat and low in carbohydrates, mimics the metabolic state of starvation and is used therapeutically for pharmacoresistant epilepsy. It is known that generation of triiodothyronine (T3) from thyroxine (T4) decreases during fasting periods. The aim of this study was to evaluate the thyroid function of children receiving KD for at least 1 year due to drug-resistant epilepsy.