“Research has shown that about one-third of children on the Ketogenic Diet become seizure-free, … and another one-third see a reduction in their seizures. Some children, after several years on the diet, are able to wean off both medication and the diet and go on to live a seizure-free life.”
Alzheimer’s patients on a ketogenic diet showed significant cognitive improvement compared to patients not following the diet. The diet may also help reduce oxidative stress and enhance mitochondrial function. Parkinson’s disease patients on the diet reduced their scores on the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale by 43.4%. The diet may also prove helpful in the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. Researchers speculate that the diet may prove helpful in even more neurological conditions, such as recovery from stroke and brain injury.
Doctors are using the Ketogenic Diet to prevent seizures in children: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/aboutepilepsy/treatment/ketogenicdiet/
Ketogenic Diet helps prevent seizures in 4 year old girl: http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/high-fat-ketogenic-diet-helps–year-old-keep-seizures/article_ca7dc366-6d66-541a-8516-4e87be41c9c0.html
http://www.chicagoparent.com/magazines/special-parent/winter-2013/feature/epilepsy-diet
http://brainblogger.com/2013/04/10/ketogenic-diet-for-epilepsy-and-other-neurological-disorders/
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