Is there a role for diet monotherapy in adult epilepsy?

Ten adults were treated with ketogenic diet monotherapy for epilepsy. Four patients were naïve to antiseizure drugs (ASDs), and six previously tried and stopped ASDs. Of four treatment-naïve participants, two (50%) were free from disabling seizures on Modified Atkins Diet (MAD) monotherapy for >1...

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Main Authors: Mackenzie C. Cervenka, MD, Bobbie J. Henry-Barron, RD, Eric H. Kossoff, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323216300536