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Diet enriched with omega-3 fatty acids alleviates convulsion symptoms in epilepsy patients
Simon Schlanger1, Meir Shinitzky, Daniel Yam
1The Kalanit Institute for the Retarded Child, Rishon LeZion, Israel.
Purpose:
We examined whether a dietary supplement containing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) can alleviate and/or reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures in patients with central nervous system (CNS) diseases treated with anticonvulsive drugs (ACDs).
Methods:
A special spread containing 65% n-3 PUFAs was added to the daily diet. The patients consumed 5 g of this spread at every breakfast for 6 months.
Results:
Five patients completed the study. In all of them, a marked reduction in both frequency and strength of the epileptic seizures was recorded.
Conclusions:
Incorporation of the dietary supplement containing n-3 PUFAs may be beneficial in suppression of some cases of epileptic seizures.