Nutritional supplements and therapeutic compositions comprising derivatives of (R) -3-hydroxybutyrate

摘要

A compound selected from (R) -3-hydroxybutyl- (R) -3-hydroxybutyrate and 2,3-dihydroxypropyl - (R) -3-hydroxybutyrate for use in the therapeutic treatment of the human or animal body of a subject in need of such treatment to raise the blood concentration of ketone bodies in the subject by oral administration of said compound to treat a neurological disorder.