April 06, 2023 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy of the modified Atkins diet (a more liberal ketogenic diet that is presumed to have greater adherence rates) plus standard drug therapy with that of standard drug therapy alone in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Although the study included only 160 patients, the dietary […]
April 06, 2023 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy of the modified Atkins diet (a more liberal ketogenic diet that is presumed to have greater adherence rates) plus standard drug therapy with that of standard drug therapy alone in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Although the study included only 160 patients, the dietary […]
Jun 20, 2018 Veronica Hackethal, MD The International Ketogenic Diet Study Group has released new clinical guidelines on the ketogenic diet in children with epilepsy. The updated recommendations are the first change since the original guidelines on the subject were published almost 10 years ago. Slide Show at NeurologyTimes
J Postgrad Med. 2017 Oct-Dec;63(4):242-251. doi: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_16_17. Gupta L, Khandelwal D, Kalra S, Gupta P, Dutta D5, Aggarwal S. Abstract Ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, adequate-protein, and low-carbohydrate diet that leads to nutritional ketosis, long known for antiepileptic effects and has been used therapeutically to treat refractory epilepsy. This review attempts to summarize the […]
Amy Kao, MD & Brittany Cines, RD, LD, CNSC, CSP Oct 13, 2017 Many patients with epilepsy are nonreponsive to medications. The ketogenic diet and other dietary therapies, such as the modified Atkins diet, are back in the forefront as viable nonpharmacological treatment options for medication refractory epilepsy. Following are illustrative fictional accounts of patients […]
Friday 24 February 2017 Doose syndrome or myoclonic-astatic epilepsy is a rare syndrome accounting for one to two percent of childhood epilepsies. A ketogenic diet, which is low in carbohydrates and high in fat, is an effective treatment, but it is very restrictive and difficult to follow. In a recent study, 25 of 30 children […]
August 01, 2016 BMJ Open TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this retrospective cohort study evaluated the association between acupuncture therapy and risk of epilepsy in over 40,000 stroke patients in Taiwan. After controlling for various confounders, they found that, compared with patients who did not have acupuncture therapy, those who did had a significantly reduced […]
Daniel M. Keller, PhD September 14, 2015 ISTANBUL, Turkey — A modified Atkins diet (mAD) can decrease seizures in adult patients with refractory epilepsy taking antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). About half of patients experienced a 50% or greater reduction in seizures on the diet, a study shows. Mohammad Zare, MD, professor of neurology at Kishani Hospital […]
N Am J Med Sci. 2015 Jul;7(7):317-21. doi: 10.4103/1947-2714.161248. Fish Oil Intake and Seizure Control in Children with Medically Resistant Epilepsy. Reda DM, Abd-El-Fatah NK, Omar Tel-S, Darwish OA. Abstract BACKGROUND: There is considerable evidence which suggests that Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may have a potential use in the treatment of epilepsy. AIM: The […]
Megan Brooks October 30, 2014 For adults with refractory epilepsy, adjunctive treatment with ketogenic diet (KD) or modified Atkins diet (MAD) are modestly effective — and remarkably so in some patients — although tough to maintain, a new review of published studies shows. In adults with refractory epilepsy “willing to try dietary treatment, the effect […]
Medscape Medical News > Neurology Sue Hughes September 09, 2014 After several negative trials, the possibility of treating epilepsy with fish oil has seen a glimmer of hope with a new randomized trial suggesting a significant benefit with a lower dose than has previously been tested. The study, published online September 9 in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery […]
Sharma S J Child Neurol. 2014 Mar 20. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract There is scanty data regarding the efficacy and tolerability of the modified Atkins diet in children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. This study was a retrospective review of children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome treated with the modified Atkins diet from May 2009 and March 2011. […]
Megan Brooks April 07, 2014 A new study provides evidence at a population level for an autoimmune cause of epilepsy, prompting the research team to suggest that patients with either condition be screened for the other. “The potential role of autoimmunity must be given due consideration in refractory epilepsy so that we are not overlooking […]
Authors: S. Sharma, P. Jain Epilepsy Res. Treat., January 2014 BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown good efficacy and tolerability of the Modified Atkins Diet (MAD) in the treatment of refractory epilepsy. METHODS: In this review, authors discuss the use of the MAD in refractory epilepsy. CONCLUSION: MAD is an effective therapy for patients with refractory […]