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Ketogenic Diet for Children with Epilepsy: A Practical Meal Plan in a Hospital
Eunjoo Lee1, Hoon-Chul Kang2, Heung Dong Kim2
1Department of Dietetics, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Abstract:
A ketogenic diet (KD) is a dietary approach to treat intractable epilepsy. The KD begins with hospitalization and the child and their parents can adapt to the KD for 1-2 weeks. Recently, various type of dietary intervention such as the modified Atkins diet (MAD) and the low glycemic index treatment (LGIT) have been performed. Since 2010, we carried out the KD, MAD, and LGIT for total of 802 patients; 489 patients (61%) for the KD, 147 patients (18.3%) with the MAD, and 166 patients (20.7%) for the LGIT. In this report, application of these dietary practices in Severance Hospital is shared.
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