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It has been previously reported that child neurologists often view the ketogenic diet (KD) as a treatment of last resort. An anonymous survey was provided to parents of 107 consecutive children starting the KD at our institution. The average time from epilepsy to KD onset was 2.8years, but the average wait time for KD onset was only 1.7months after referral. The most common reason for starting the...
Since 1921, dietary therapies have remained valuable options in the treatment of intractable childhood epilepsy. The traditional ketogenic diet has been well demonstrated, including in a recent randomized, controlled trial, as being highly effective. More recent alternative diets such as the medium-chain triglyceride diet, modified Atkins diet, and low-glycemic-index treatment have expanded the use...
Purpose: The ketogenic diet has well‐established short‐ and long‐term outcomes for children with intractable epilepsy, but only for those actively receiving it. However, no information exists about its long‐term effects years after it has been discontinued.
Methods: Living subjects were identified who were treated at the Johns Hopkins Hospital with the ketogenic diet from November 1993 to December...
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