生酮饮食在儿童孤独症治疗中的研究进展

Progress of children with autism treatment of ketogenic diet

生酮饮食是一种高脂肪、适量蛋白质和低碳水化合物的饮食，主要用于治疗儿童难治性癫痫。儿童孤独症是广泛性发育障碍中最常见的亚型，以社会交往障碍、语言发育障碍和刻板行为等为主要表现，尚无特效药物治疗，早期康复和教育训练是其主要的治疗方法。现对生酮饮食在治疗儿童孤独症的临床应用和可能机制进行综述。

The ketogenic diet is a high-fat,low-carbohydrate diet that imitates ketone bodies from hunger produce, is a kind of treatment for children with refractory epilepsy. Autism is a subtype of pervasive developmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, language barriers and stereotyped behavior. Some children may be associated with epilepsy. Early rehabilitation education and training are the main method of treatment. This review summarized ketogenic diet clinical applications for the treatment of children with autism and potential mechanisms.