Neurol. praxi. 2013;14(2):89-91

Ketogenic diet

MUDr.Klára Brožová, MUDr.Jan Hadač, Ph.D.
Oddělení dětské neurologie, Thomayerova nemocnice, Praha

The ketogenic diet is an established non-pharmacologic treatment for childhood intractable epilepsy. It is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-

-carbohydrate diet. Efficacy and safety of ketogenic diet has been proven in many clinical trials. If ketogenic diet was previously considered

as an alternative medical procedure of „last choice“ nowadays its indications changed. For some epilepsies or epileptic syndromes

is recommended after failure of two or three AEDs.

Keywords: epilepsy, ketogenic diet

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