Green, SF;
Nguyen, P;
Kaalund-Hansen, K;
Rajakulendran, S;
Murphy, E;
(2020)
Effectiveness, retention, and safety of modified ketogenic diet in adults with epilepsy at a tertiary-care centre in the UK.
Journal of Neurology
, 267
pp. 1171-1178.
10.1007/s00415-019-09658-6.
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Abstract
With the rising demand for ketogenic diet therapy in adult epilepsy, there is a need for research describing the real-life efectiveness, retention, and safety of relevant services. In this 1-year prospective cohort study we present outcomes of the frst 100 referrals for modifed ketogenic diet (MKD) at the UK’s largest tertiary-care epilepsy centre, where patients received dietetic review up to twice per week. Of the frst 100 referrals, 42 (31 females, 11 males; mean age 36.8 [SD±11.4 years]) commenced MKD, having used a mean of 4 (SD±3) previous antiepileptic drugs. Retention rates were: 60% at 3 months, 43% at 6 months, and 29% at 12 months. 60% of patients reported an improvement in seizure frequency, 38% reported a>50% reduction, and 13% reported a period of seizure freedom; 30% reported a worsening in seizure frequency at some point during MKD therapy. The most common reasons for discontinuing MKD were side efects and diet restrictiveness. The most common side efects were weight loss, gastrointestinal symptoms and low mood. The likelihood of discontinuing MKD was signifcantly decreased by experiencing an improvement in seizure frequency (p≤0.001). This study demonstrates that MKD can be efective in adults, although, even with regular dietetic support, retention rates remain low, and periods of worsening seizure frequency are common.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Effectiveness, retention, and safety of modified ketogenic diet in adults with epilepsy at a tertiary-care centre in the UK |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00415-019-09658-6 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-019-09658-6 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Epilepsy · Seizures · Ketogenic diet · Ketones · Adult |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Department of Neuromuscular Diseases |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10101864 |
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