This hub covers ketogenic diet for epilepsy, a medically supervised nutrition therapy that can reduce seizures for some people. Evidence, who it helps, side effects, and practical questions.
No. Keto for epilepsy should be medically supervised because it can affect growth, labs, and medications.
Often weeks to a few months. Many teams reassess after a set trial period.
Constipation, high cholesterol, low blood sugar, kidney stones, and nausea. Your team will monitor and guide prevention.
Some do, but long-term plans depend on seizure control, growth, labs, and quality of life.
This study looked at adults with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) who were treated with the modified Atkins diet (MAD) at a specialized clinic.
A recent study looked at how a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, known as the ketogenic diet (KD), affects seizure frequency in children with drug-resistant epilepsy.
This study looked at how effective the ketogenic diet therapy (KDT) is for children with drug-resistant epilepsy caused by specific genetic mutations.
This study looked at the experiences of a child named Ethan who has Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy that starts in infancy.
This study looked at four children who had mutations in a specific gene called BCKDK.
This study looked at the Classic Ketogenic Diet (CKD), a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet used to treat children with epilepsy that does not respond to medication.
Researchers studied the effectiveness of antiseizure medications (ASMs) for treating epilepsy in children with Cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 deficiency disorder (CDD), a serious condition that often leads to drug-resistant seizures.
Researchers studied a 12-year-old boy with a history of seizures and other health issues, including abnormal fat distribution and intellectual disability.
Researchers conducted a study to understand the causes and outcomes of hypoglycemic seizures in children.