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Synergy between ketamine and ketogenic diet in anorexia nervosa, and other neurobehavioral disorders
Through serendipity, we observed an apparent synergy between adopting a ketogenic diet and receiving ketamine infusions that led to complete and durable remission in two patients with chronic enduring anorexia nervosa. Both patients had struggled with the disorder for over a decade. We offer a hypot...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9928830/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36788151 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-023-01528-5 |
| Sumario: | Through serendipity, we observed an apparent synergy between adopting a ketogenic diet and receiving ketamine infusions that led to complete and durable remission in two patients with chronic enduring anorexia nervosa. Both patients had struggled with the disorder for over a decade. We offer a hypothesis, based on glutamate to explain this synergy, and hope it stimulates further research. |
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