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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Sharma S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4162008 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sharma Suvasini S Jain Puneet P
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 20140701 3
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and restricted protein diet that is useful in patients with refractory epilepsy. The efficacy of the ketogenic diet is better than most of the new antiepileptic drugs. Other modifications of the diet are also beneficial, such as the modified Atkins diet and the low glycemic index treatment. There is a lack of awareness of the ketogenic diet as a treatment modality for epilepsy amongst pediatricians and neurologists. In this review, the use of t ...[more]