title: The ketogenic diet for the treatment of pediatric status epilepticus.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Refractory status epilepticus carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality for children. Traditional treatment of status epilepticus consists of multiple anticonvulsant drugs and, if needed, induction of a medical coma. The ketogenic diet has been used for intractable epilepsy for many years. The purpose of this article is to report a case series of five patients with refractory status epilepticus successfully managed with the ketogenic diet.
  
  
  METHODS
  A summary of pediatric patients with refractory status epilepticus treated with diet was performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ketogenic diet therapy should be considered as a treatment option in pediatric patients with refractory status epilepticus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Epilepsy, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: SEOConnor1@aol.com.
authors.forename: Sunila E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Margie A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ream
authors.affiliation: The Children's Health Center, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Candy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Mohamad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mikati
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State Hershey Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Willam H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Trescher
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State Hershey Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Debra L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Byler
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State Hershey Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Joan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sather
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State Hershey Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Elizabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Michael
authors.affiliation: Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida.
authors.forename: Kelly B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Urbanik
authors.affiliation: Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.affiliation: Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida.
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California.
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zupanc
authors.affiliation: Ketogenic Therapies LLC, Elm Grove, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zupec-Kania
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D055423:Diet, Ketogenic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000178:diet therapy*
keywords: epilepsy; ketogenic diet; pediatric; refractory; status epilepticus; treatment