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This podcast interview was done with Dr. Sirven and Dr. Kossof
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/epilepsy/2013/01/30/latest-update-on-ketogenic-diet
Dr. Kossof said that the typical response rate of children to the Ketogenic diet is around 50% of children see improvement and about 10% become completely seizure free.
However, in the past 10 years, studies have shown that certain childhood seizures (he mentioned Glut-1 deficiency, infantile spasms, Dravet, Doose, and several others) have an incredibly high response to the Ketogenic diet -- as high as 90%.
He said that the perception of considering the diet as a last-ditch effort after a child has failed 5 or 6 medications is no longer the case -- that the diet is now being used as FIRST LINE treatment for a number of childhood epilepsies.
He also said that the diet is no longer restricted to children, and that the Modified Atkins Diet is now being successfully used with adults.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/epilepsy/2013/01/30/latest-update-on-ketogenic-diet
Dr. Kossof said that the typical response rate of children to the Ketogenic diet is around 50% of children see improvement and about 10% become completely seizure free.
However, in the past 10 years, studies have shown that certain childhood seizures (he mentioned Glut-1 deficiency, infantile spasms, Dravet, Doose, and several others) have an incredibly high response to the Ketogenic diet -- as high as 90%.
He said that the perception of considering the diet as a last-ditch effort after a child has failed 5 or 6 medications is no longer the case -- that the diet is now being used as FIRST LINE treatment for a number of childhood epilepsies.
He also said that the diet is no longer restricted to children, and that the Modified Atkins Diet is now being successfully used with adults.