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Table 8 Adverse events

From: A randomized feasibility trial of medium chain triglyceride-supplemented ketogenic diet in people with Parkinson's disease

 

7 days inpatient

2 weeks at home

 

Ketogenic Diet

Standard Diet

Ketogenic diet

Hypotension

-

1/9 (11%)

 

Constipation

1/7 (14%)

-

2/15 (13%)

Diarrhea

-

1/9 (11%)

1/15 (7%)

Increased salivation

1/7 (14%)

-

-

Indigestion and/or acid reflux

2/7 (29%)

1/9 (11%)

-

Fatigue

1/7 (14%)

1/9 (11%)

5/15 (33%)

Muscle ache

1/7 (14%)

-

-

Lower back pain

1/7 (14%)

-

-

Musculoskeletal pain

1/7 (14%)

-

1/15 (7%)

Headache

-

1/9 (11%)

1/15 (7%)

Dyskinesia

-

1/9 (11%)

-

Malaise

-

-

1/15 (7%)

Dystonia (toe curling/external rotation)

-

-

1/15 (7%)

Nausea

-

-

1/15 (7%)

Pulmonary embolus

-

-

1/15 (7%)