Is diet used to treat epilepsy?
The Ketogenic Diet is used to treat a small number of children with intractable epilepsy who do not respond to standard therapies. It is an extreme, multi–year, high–fat diet that is challenging to administer and maintain. There is no way to predict whether it will be successful, but a significant percentage of children who are placed on the Ketogenic Diet achieve significant reduction in intensity and frequency of seizures. At present, the diet is not considered helpful for adults.
