Effect of ketogenic diets on leukocyte counts in patients with epilepsy.
Karisa C SchreckMonYi LwinRoy E StrowdBobbie J Henry-BarronJaishri O BlakeleyMackenzie C CervenkaPublished in: Nutritional neuroscience (2017)
In this retrospective case-control study, a small but significant decrease in total WBC and neutrophil counts was observed in patients with epilepsy treated with the KDs. These patterns are similar in patients with and without gliomas suggesting baseline immunosuppression does not worsen with KD. These findings provide data for prospective confirmatory studies.