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Table 5 Recommended doses for KD-PN of electrolytes, vitamins, and minerals

From: Calculation and management of ketogenic diet parenteral nutrition in super-refractory status epilepticus

Item

1-18y

>18y

Na

  1–3 mmol/kg per day

 80–100 mmol/day

K

 1–3 mmol/kg per day

 60–150 mmol/day

Cl

 2–4 mmol/kg/d per day

 

P

 

15–30 mmol/day

Vitamin D

 400–600 IU/day

 

Vitamin C

80 mg/day

 

Vitamin E

11 mg/day or 11 IU/day

 

Iron

 50–100 μg/kg per day

5 mg/day

Zinc

50 μg/kg per day

5 mg/day

Copper

20 μg/kg per day

0.5 mg/day