The Effectiveness of Modified Atkins Ketogenic Diet on Children with Intractable Epilepsy: A Pilot Study from Indonesia.
Achmad RafliSetyo HandryastutiMulya Rahma KaryantiYoga DevaeraCut Nurul HafifahIrawan MangunatmadjaMuzal KadimElisabeth Siti HeriniLora Sri NofiAriek RatnawatiSuci FitriantiPublished in: Journal of nutrition and metabolism (2023)
The MAD reduces the mean seizure frequency in children with intractable epilepsy in the first, third, and sixth months, with a statistical significance in the sixth month. A further randomized, controlled, and multicenter clinical trial with a larger sample size and longer observation period is required. This trial is registered with Protocol ID 20-10-1323.