Case Reports
[Ketogenic diet--an alternative therapy for epilepsy in adults]
[Article in
Hebrew]
Affiliations
- PMID: 10909595
Item in Clipboard
Case Reports
[Ketogenic diet--an alternative therapy for epilepsy in adults]
[Article in
Hebrew]
Harefuah.
.
Abstract
The ketogenic diet is an accepted alternative for children with intractable generalized or multi-focal seizures not amenable to surgery. It is not commonly used in adults because of the impression that the diet is less effective after childhood, when it is more difficult both to achieve ketosis and to change dietary habits. We present a 20-year-old man with intractable epilepsy since early childhood who is being treated with great success by a medium-chain triglyceride ketogenic diet. It has not only controlled the seizures but has also improved quality of life. We recommend a therapeutic trial of the ketogenic diet in intractable epilepsy for all ages.
Similar articles
-
The outcome of children with intractable seizures: a 3- to 6-year follow-up of 67 children who remained on the ketogenic diet less than one year.Epilepsia. 2006 Feb;47(2):425-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00439.x. Epilepsia. 2006. PMID: 16499771
-
A modified Atkins diet is effective for the treatment of intractable pediatric epilepsy.Epilepsia. 2006 Feb;47(2):421-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00438.x. Epilepsia. 2006. PMID: 16499770
-
[Evaluation of the effectiveness of the ketogenic diet with medium-chain triglycerides, in the treatment of refractory epilepsy in children. Apropos of a series of cases].An Esp Pediatr. 1989 Mar;30(3):155-8. An Esp Pediatr. 1989. PMID: 2729781 Spanish.
-
An overview of the ketogenic diet for pediatric epilepsy.Nutr Clin Pract. 2008 Dec-2009 Jan;23(6):589-96. doi: 10.1177/0884533608326138. Nutr Clin Pract. 2008. PMID: 19033218 Review.
-
More fat and fewer seizures: dietary therapies for epilepsy.Lancet Neurol. 2004 Jul;3(7):415-20. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(04)00807-5. Lancet Neurol. 2004. PMID: 15207798 Review.