Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain that causes seizures 1 in 26 people have epilepsy Seizures can look like staring spells, be convulsive or cause loss in muscle tone and falls 470,000 children in the US have epilepsy 30% of epilepsy patients are unable to be controlled with medicine and live with seizures dailyContinue reading “Epilepsy Fast Facts”
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What the FAT is the Keto Diet for Epilepsy?
The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high fat, low carbohydrate, controlled protein diet that has been used since the 1920s for the treatment of epilepsy. The diet is a medical treatment and should be considered when at least two suitable medications have been tried and have failed to control seizures. Once a child has failed two anti-seizureContinue reading “What the FAT is the Keto Diet for Epilepsy?”