[The role of the ketogenic diet in the management of epilepsy]
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[The role of the ketogenic diet in the management of epilepsy]
Abstract
Ketogenic Diet is effective in the treatment of epilepsy in both children and adults. KD increases the effectiveness of conventional therapies and can be applied for the treatment of other diseases. Simultaneously, KD is cheaper and does not possess as many adverse effects as conventional medicine.
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