RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The role of ketogenic diet in controlling epileptic seizures
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 103
OP 106
DO 10.17712/nsj.2021.1.20200101
VO 26
IS 1
A1 Raidah S. Al-Baradie
A1 Alaa Alshammari
A1 Modhi Alajmi
A1 Shahid bashir
YR 2021
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/26/1/103.abstract
AB Objectives: To study the role of the ketogenic diet (KD) in controlling seizures in children with medically resistant epilepsy in Saudi Arabia.Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in the Pediatric Neurology Clinic at a tertiary care epilepsy center. Thirty-one patients with medically resistant epilepsy were enrolled from 2013 to 2018. The seizure reduction variables were evaluated at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after enrollment.Results: Of the 31 patients, 14 (45.2%) were males and 17 (54.8%) were females. The most common types of seizures were myoclonic seizures and mixed seizures, both of which occurred in 9 (29%) of the participants. Of the participants, 15 (48.4%) had seizures one to 5 times per day. Six months after starting a KD, 2 (6.45%) of participants were seizure-free; 6 (19.35%) were seizure-free after 12 months of treatment.Conclusion: The present study highlighted the effectiveness of KD in medically resistant epilepsy children to local population. A larger cohort is warrant to confirm these findings.