Ketogenic diet in pharmacoresistant epilepsies: a clinical nutritional assessment

Abstract

Background Epilepsies are among the most prevalent chronic neurological diseases, usually beginning in childhood. About 30% of children with epilepsies develop seizures that are difficult to control with medication. Recurrent epileptic seizures hinder diet intake, impairing the nutritional status. Although non-pharmacological interventions (e.g., ketogenic diet therapy) can improve epileptic seizure frequency, few studies analyzed their impact on the nutritional status of children and adolescents with epilepsies.

Keywords

• Seizures
• Diet, Ketogenic
• Malnutrition
• Drug Resistant Epilepsy
• Convulsões
• Dieta Cetogênica
• Desnutrição
• Epilepsia Resistente a Medicamentos