Diet and epilepsy

Effect of ketogenic diet on epilepsy in children examined by neuropathologists Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, USA). A total of 150 children aged 1 to 16 years with increased convulsive readiness and epilepsy (at least twice a week) on a background of at least two different anticonvulsants. 83 patients complied with ketogenic diet, characterized by the inclusion in the diet of large amounts of fat in the severely restrict carbohydrates. After three years, one third of children were completely absent seizures or reduce their number by more than 90%, and 44% of them did not receive medical treatment. The reason for the therapeutic effect of ketogenic diet is not clear. Many experts believe that it is caused by the accumulation and subsequent decay of ketones, natural metabolites that accumulate in the pre-programmed on the conservation of energy cells. The ketogenic diet can be considered as an alternative for patients with epilepsy that are not easily amenable to drug therapy. Diet can not only reduce the frequency epipripadkov, but also provides consistent therapeutic effect for a year after its cancellation. www.medinews.com, January (2002). Medicus Amicus, 2002, # 2 Source: Medicus Amicus Journal № 2 2005 on the site http://www.medicusamicus.com/index.php?action=47_12_25bc-45