Use of a Modified Atkins Diet in Intractable Childhood Epilepsy

Description:

Six months after diet initiation, seven (50%) remained on the diet, five (36%) had >50% seizure reduction, and three (21%) were seizure free. The diet was well tolerated by 12 (86%) patients.

Reference:

Ito (2008). "Modified Atkins Diet Therapy For a Case With Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome." Brain and Development 30(3): 226-228.

Url: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17241226