Re-evaluation of ketogenic diet therapy for childhood refractory epilepsy

• Published in: No to hattatsu Vol. 41; no. 5; p. 339
• Main Authors: Oguni, Miyako, Oguni, Hirokazu, Ito, Susumu, Ito, Yasushi, Osawa, Makiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.09.2009
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Factors; Child; Child, Preschool; Diet, Ketogenic - adverse effects; Epilepsy - diet therapy; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome

We conducted a retrospective survey of the efficacy of ketogenic diet therapy (KD) for childhood refractory epilepsy. The subjects were 54 patients (male: 19; female: 35) undergoing KD between 1984 and 2007 in our hospital. We defined marked improvement as being seizure-free and satisfactory improve...