RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Efficacy of the Atkins diet as therapy for intractable epilepsy
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 1789
OP 1791
DO 10.1212/01.WNL.0000098889.35155.72
VO 61
IS 12
A1 Eric H. Kossoff
A1 Gregory L. Krauss
A1 Jane R. McGrogan
A1 John M. Freeman
YR 2003
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/61/12/1789.abstract
AB The ketogenic diet is effective for treating seizures in children with epilepsy. The Atkins diet can also induce a ketotic state, but has fewer protein and caloric restrictions, and has been used safely by millions of people worldwide for weight reduction. Six patients, aged 7 to 52 years, were started on the Atkins diet for the treatment of intractable focal and multifocal epilepsy. Five patients maintained moderate to large ketosis for periods of 6 weeks to 24 months; three patients had seizure reduction and were able to reduce antiepileptic medications. This provides preliminary evidence that the Atkins diet may have a role as therapy for patients with medically resistant epilepsy.