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Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy 2014; 03(01): 025-031
DOI: 10.3233/PEP-14070
Review Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Ketogenic diet for seizure management in children

Tiffany Rickertsen
a   Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Stephanie Danforth
b   Division of Dietary, Food and Nutrition Services, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, IA, USA
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10 February 2014

21 February 2014

Publication Date:
18 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

The ketogenic diet is a very time and labor-intensive method of treatment for intractable epilepsy. It has seen a big comeback in pediatric epilepsy and although this is not a new treatment as such, in this article we describe the actual “behind the scenes” work that goes into making the “diet” a prescription medicine for patients. We describe the working of our own program, which is the only program for the state of Iowa.

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Ketogenic diet - implementing diet