title: Treatment of refractory epilepsy with the modified Atkins diet.
abstract: The modified Atkins diet (MAD) is an alternative therapeutic diet for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. It consists of a diet with 60% energy from fat, 30% from protein, and 10% from carbohydrates. The objective of this article is to present a series of nine patients diagnosed with refractory epilepsy of different etiologies treated with the MAD at our hospital. In our group of nine patients, results obtained were similar to those published by other authors, with adequate adherence, tolerance and response. Of all patients, two achieved a reduction of more than 90% in the number of seizures; four experienced a reduction of 50-90%; two had a reduction of less than 50% in seizure control; and only one patient did not respond to the MAD. No patient had an increase in the number of seizures, and the diet was well-tolerated in all cases.
authors: Servicio de Neurología Infantil, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina.
authors: María Magdalena
authors: MM
authors: Vaccarezza
authors: Servicio de Neurología Infantil, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina.
authors: Marisol Vanesa
authors: MV
authors: Toma
authors: División de Neuropediatría, Fundación Hospital de la Misericordia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors: Juan David
authors: JD
authors: Ramos Guevara
authors: Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina.
authors: Cecilia Griselda
authors: CG
authors: Diez
authors: Servicio de Neurología Infantil, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina.
authors: Guillermo Eduardo
authors: GE
authors: Agosta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D050528:Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted; D000069279:Drug Resistant Epilepsy / Q000178:diet therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult