title: What are the minimum requirements for ketogenic diet services in resource-limited regions? Recommendations from the International League Against Epilepsy Task Force for Dietary Therapy.
abstract: Despite the increasing use of dietary therapies for children and adults with refractory epilepsy, the availability of these treatments in developing countries with limited resources remains suboptimal. One possible contributory factor may be the costs. There is often reported a significant perceived need for a large ketogenic diet team, supplements, laboratory studies, and follow-up visits to provide this treatment. The 2009 Epilepsia Consensus Statement described ideal requirements for a ketogenic diet center, but in some situations this is not feasible. As a result, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Dietary Therapy was asked to convene and provide practical, cost-effective recommendations for new ketogenic diet centers in resource-limited regions of the world.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Eric H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kossoff
authors.affiliation: Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Macki
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Mackenzie C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cervenka
authors.affiliation: Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Heung D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
authors.forename: Jianxiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Megaw
authors.affiliation: Shushrusha Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Janak K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.affiliation: Clinicas Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Ximena
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Raimann
authors.affiliation: Centro Integral de Nutricion, San Salvador, El Salvador.
authors.forename: Rocio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Centre Kork, Kork, Germany.
authors.forename: Adelheid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiemer-Kruel
authors.affiliation: Matthew's Friends, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: The Charlie Foundation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Zupec-Kania
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees / Q000592:standards*; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D055423:Diet, Ketogenic / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000178:diet therapy*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Diet; Epilepsy; Global; Ketogenic; Minimum; Resources