title: New research with diets and epilepsy.
abstract: The ketogenic diet is not a new treatment for the treatment of epilepsy, but the degree of literature now available seems to have given it a new lease of life. Over the past 12 years, there has been more scientific data on both benefits and effect of the ketogenic diet. Data demonstrate a clear benefit in efficacy. We also have a clearer idea in utilization, type of diet to use, and in whom. Questions however remain and further work is required, not least in recognizing likely candidates and in simplifying administration.
authors.affiliation: UCL Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, & Young Epilepsy, Lingfield, UK. h.cross@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: J Helen
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cross
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055423:Diet, Ketogenic / Q000379:methods*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000178:diet therapy*; D006801:Humans
keywords: epilepsy; ketogenic diet