Objective We aimed to compare the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a modified Atkins diet
(MAD) with the classic ketogenic diet (KD) for the treatment of intractable childhood epilepsy�…

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�…

Despite the increasing use of dietary therapies for children and adults with refractory
epilepsy, the availability of these treatments in developing countries with limited resources�…

Purpose: To determine both the efficacy of and compliance with the ketogenic diet in the
adolescent population. Methods: A retrospective study of 45 patients, aged 12–19 years�…

Ketogenic diet therapy (KDT) is an established nonpharmacologic treatment in various types
of epilepsy. We aim to evaluate the quality of the systematic reviews and meta-analyses�…

Fasting and other dietary regimens have been used to treat epilepsy since at least 500 BC.
To mimic the metabolism of fasting, the ketogenic diet (KD) was introduced by modern�…

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness, tolerability, and adverse effects of the ketogenic
diet in infants with refractory epilepsy. Methods. A retrospective review of 32 infants who had�…

Most reports of the ketogenic diet have focused on its efficacy for generalized seizures. Few
data are available regarding its effect on focal seizures. We retrospectively studied patients�…

As ketogenic diets become more frequently used as a standard treatment for epilepsy in
children and adults, hospital and community neurologists, pediatricians, intensivists, general�…

Objective. To document the long-term outcome of the 83 children with difficult-to-control
seizures who were enrolled prospectively in a study of the efficacy of the ketogenic diet and�…