Therapeutic use of the ketogenic diet in refractory epilepsy: what we know and what still needs to be learned

IM Zarnowska - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ketogenic diet (KD) has been used to treat epilepsy for 100 years. It is a high-fat, low-
carbohydrate, and sufficient-protein-for-growth diet that mimics the metabolic changes …

The metabolic role of ketogenic diets in treating epilepsy

K Imdad, T Abualait, A Kanwal, ZT AlGhannam… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Epilepsy is a long-term neurological condition that results in recurrent seizures.
Approximately 30% of patients with epilepsy have drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). The …

Safety, efficacy, and tolerability of modified atkins diet in persons with drug-resistant epilepsy: a randomized controlled trial

M Manral, R Dwivedi, S Gulati, K Kaur, A Nehra… - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Modified Atkins diet (MAD) has emerged as an adjuvant therapy
in drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). Most studies are in children; there is limited evidence for …

Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder

N Needham, IH Campbell, H Grossi, I Kamenska… - BJPsych Open, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundRecent evidence from case reports suggests that a ketogenic diet may be
effective for bipolar disorder. However, no clinical trials have been conducted to date …

The ketogenic diet all grown up—Ketogenic diet therapies for adults

KS Husari, MC Cervenka - Epilepsy research, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of ketogenic diet therapies (KDT) in adults has expanded in the last two decades
and has been accompanied by a surge of new retrospective as well as prospective studies …

Low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets: A scoping review of neurological and inflammatory outcomes in human studies and their relevance to chronic pain

R Field, T Field, F Pourkazemi… - Nutrition Research …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Dietary restriction of carbohydrate has been demonstrated to be beneficial for nervous
system dysfunction in animal models and may be beneficial for human chronic pain. The …

Difficulties in the implementation of the ketogenic diet in adult patients with refractory epilepsy

I Erkent, F Ilgaz, N Dericioglu - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Ketogenic diet therapies (KDT) are appropriate therapeutic options for pediatric
and adult patients with intractable epilepsy. The application of KDT among adult patients …

Validation of an Italian questionnaire of adherence to the ketogenic dietary therapies: iKetoCheck

LC Lopes Neri, M Guglielmetti, V De Giorgis, L Pasca… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ketogenic dietary therapies (KDTs) are an effective and safe non-pharmacological treatment
for drug-resistant epilepsy, but adherence can be challenging for both patients and …

Ciprofloxacin for treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy

H Cheraghmakani, MS Rezai, R Valadan… - Epilepsy Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the efficacy of short-term treatment with ciprofloxacin in alteration of
gut microbiota pattern and reduction of seizure frequency in adult patients with drug …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary interventions in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

L Pickel, IA Iliuta, J Scholey, Y Pei, HK Sung - Advances in Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by the progressive
growth of renal cysts, leading to the loss of functional nephrons. Recommendations for …