Children with seizures exhibit preferences for foods compatible with the ketogenic dietKetogenic dietSeizuresEpilepsyChildrenFood preferencesAlthough highly effective for the treatment of intractable epilepsy, the ketogenic diet is not always included in the treatment option hierarchy presented to families, in...
New York, are using a diet that can control seizures in epileptic children who do not respond to, or can not tolerate, medication. The "ketogenic diet" was devised in the 1920s. following anecdotal reports that fasting cured epilepsy. Although found to be useful, it fell out of favor ...
The ketogenic diet and other dietary treatments for refractory epilepsy in children The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and restricted protein diet that is useful in patients with refractory epilepsy. The efficacy of the ke... S Sharma,P Jain - 《Ann Indian Acad Neurol》 被引...
An introduction to the Ketogenic Diet, a special high-fat diet used to treat seizures, as a treatment for childhood epilepsy narrated by Meryl Streep. The video provides a step-by-step preparation of the meals, available options for the diet and discussions with parents and children about their...
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Summary: The ketogenic diet was developed in the 1920s as a treatment for intractable childhood seizures when few antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) were available. There are still children whose seizures are refractory even to modern therapy, but use of the ketogenic diet appears to be waning. At Johns...
Nearly 75% of children with hard-to-treat disease responded to the diet Children with genetic causes of epilepsy, including Dravet syndrome, were more than five times more likely to have fewer seizures after following a ketogenic diet, known as keto, for one year, according to a new study....
There is no evidence, however, that ketosis is necessary for a behavioral change. There are considerations to placing individuals with behav- ioral problems on the diet. The diets with ratios of 4:1 or 3:1 are used only as a last resort in children with seizures that are refractory to ...
how the gut microbiome is beneficially altered in children with epilepsy who start ketogenic diet therapy. To that end, he transplantedfecal samplesfrom pediatric epilepsy patients on the diet into mice to gauge whether the diet-associated gut microbiota would protect the mice against seizures. ...
Research has shown that the keto diet, which has been around for decades, can reduce the frequency of a child’s seizures, especially if medication isn’t working. In fact, Norton Children’s Hospital and the University of Louisville have been offering a keto diet program to epilepsy patients...