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Hello,
I've been reading on this forum for a few months now and I have allready found many interesting and helpfull things to share with other parents on our Dutch forum. So finally I've decided to register and to introduce myself here.
I don't have epilepsy myself. My 8 year old son (born 1999) was diagnosed with Lennox Gastaut syndrome. He's handicapped due to post-natal braindamage; he 's in a wheelchair, is mentally impaired and 100% depending on others for anything. Nevertheless he's a wonderful, happy kid, the joy of our life together with our other two children, 4-year old twins.
Our eldest developped seizures at age 1,5 and was diagnosed with LGS at age 3. We've seen many myoclonic, tonic, atonic, tonic-clonic and absence seizures developing between age 1,5 and 5.
We've tried valporate, topamax, ethosuximide, keppra, lamictal, phenobarbital, taloxa and more, together with benzo's like clobazam ad clobazepam, all without succes.
Being AED resistant we've started him on the ketogenic diet 3,5 years ago and this diet really brought a wonder for our boy. His EEG improved over 70% (before KD 90-99% epileptic activity continuously, after KD < 30%) and we only see breakthrough seizures when he is ill or not ketotic enough.
Since 2,5 years he's free of AED and benzo's and only on the KD with >90% seizure control.
Since 5 years I'm one of the moderators of a succesfull Dutch forum for parents of children with a difficult to control epilepsy & children diagnosed with one of the known epilepsy syndromes (and a member on the Matthews Friends ketogenic diet forum.)
I'm aware there aren't many parents posting here and I do feel a bit (in fact a lot) of a stanger, being a mom of a special needs boy with a severe epilepsy syndrome. But I do hope to exchange useful information and experiences here now and then.
Greetings from Holland and wishing you all the very best.
Mom of an 8-year old boy with LGS syndrome, succesfully on the ketogenic diet
I've been reading on this forum for a few months now and I have allready found many interesting and helpfull things to share with other parents on our Dutch forum. So finally I've decided to register and to introduce myself here.
I don't have epilepsy myself. My 8 year old son (born 1999) was diagnosed with Lennox Gastaut syndrome. He's handicapped due to post-natal braindamage; he 's in a wheelchair, is mentally impaired and 100% depending on others for anything. Nevertheless he's a wonderful, happy kid, the joy of our life together with our other two children, 4-year old twins.
Our eldest developped seizures at age 1,5 and was diagnosed with LGS at age 3. We've seen many myoclonic, tonic, atonic, tonic-clonic and absence seizures developing between age 1,5 and 5.
We've tried valporate, topamax, ethosuximide, keppra, lamictal, phenobarbital, taloxa and more, together with benzo's like clobazam ad clobazepam, all without succes.
Being AED resistant we've started him on the ketogenic diet 3,5 years ago and this diet really brought a wonder for our boy. His EEG improved over 70% (before KD 90-99% epileptic activity continuously, after KD < 30%) and we only see breakthrough seizures when he is ill or not ketotic enough.
Since 2,5 years he's free of AED and benzo's and only on the KD with >90% seizure control.
Since 5 years I'm one of the moderators of a succesfull Dutch forum for parents of children with a difficult to control epilepsy & children diagnosed with one of the known epilepsy syndromes (and a member on the Matthews Friends ketogenic diet forum.)
I'm aware there aren't many parents posting here and I do feel a bit (in fact a lot) of a stanger, being a mom of a special needs boy with a severe epilepsy syndrome. But I do hope to exchange useful information and experiences here now and then.
Greetings from Holland and wishing you all the very best.
Mom of an 8-year old boy with LGS syndrome, succesfully on the ketogenic diet
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