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PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
Volume 50, Issue 1, Pages 101-103Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.07.020
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ketogenic diet; status epilepticus; pediatric; epilepsy; treatment; refractory
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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.
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