Ketogenic diet guidelines for infants with refractory epilepsy

E van der Louw, D van den Hurk, E Neal…�- European Journal of�…, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The ketogenic diet (KD) is an established, effective non-pharmacologic
treatment for drug resistant childhood epilepsy. For a long time, the KD was not�…

Use of ketogenic diet therapy in infants with epilepsy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

L Lyons, NE Schoeler, D Langan, JH Cross�- Epilepsia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Ketogenic diet therapy (KDT) is a group of high‐fat, low‐carbohydrate diets used
as an effective treatment option for children and adults with drug‐resistant epilepsy. There is�…

The ketogenic diet in infants–advantages of early use

A Dressler, P Trimmel-Schwahofer, E Reithofer…�- Epilepsy research, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the ketogenic diet (KD) in infants (< 1.5 years
of age) compared with older children. Methods Patients with complete follow-up data of≥ 3�…

Optimal clinical management of children receiving the ketogenic diet: recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group

EH Kossoff, BA Zupec‐Kania, PE Amark…�- …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The ketogenic diet (KD) is an established, effective nonpharmacologic treatment for
intractable childhood epilepsy. The KD is provided differently throughout the world, with�…

Safety and tolerability of the ketogenic diet used for the treatment of refractory childhood epilepsy: a systematic review of published prospective studies

QY Cai, ZJ Zhou, R Luo, J Gan, SP Li, DZ Mu…�- World Journal of�…, 2017 - Springer
Background To review the available evidence from prospective studies on the safety and
tolerability of the ketogenic diet (KD) for the treatment of refractory childhood epilepsy�…

A systematic review of the use of the ketogenic diet in childhood epilepsy

DL Keene�- Pediatric neurology, 2006 - Elsevier
The ketogenic diet has been used in the treatment of intractable childhood epilepsy since
the 1920s. A systematic review of the efficacy, adverse reactions, and costs associated with�…

[HTML][HTML] Classic ketogenic diet versus further antiseizure medicine in infants with drug-resistant epilepsy (KIWE): a UK, multicentre, open-label, randomised clinical�…

NE Schoeler, L Marston, L Lyons, S Halsall…�- The Lancet�…, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Many infancy-onset epilepsies have poor prognosis for seizure control and
neurodevelopmental outcome. Ketogenic diets can improve seizures in children older than 2�…

Ketogenic dietary therapies in adults with epilepsy: a practical guide

NE Schoeler, JH Cross�- Practical neurology, 2016 - pn.bmj.com
Ketogenic dietary therapies are an effective treatment option for children with drug-resistant
epilepsy. There is an increasing worldwide interest in using these diets to manage adult�…

Optimal clinical management of children receiving dietary therapies for epilepsy: Updated recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group

EH Kossoff, BA Zupec‐Kania, S Auvin…�- Epilepsia�…, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ketogenic dietary therapies (KDTs) are established, effective nonpharmacologic treatments
for intractable childhood epilepsy. For many years KDTs were implemented differently�…

Ketogenic diet for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy: review and meta-analysis

J Sourbron, S Klinkenberg, SMJ van Kuijk…�- Child's Nervous�…, 2020 - Springer
The ketogenic diet (KD), containing high levels of fat and low levels of carbohydrates, has
been used to treat refractory epilepsy since the 1920s. In the past few decades, there has�…