How do you discontinue ketogenic diets previously used as a treatment for epilepsy?
Would you consider more rapid discontinuation with EMU monitoring in light of this publication in Epilepsia by Kossoff & Turner, PMID 40047467?
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Neurology · University of Rochester Medical Center
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The caveat in my answer is that I use ketogenic diets (mostly MAD) in adults with medically refractory epilepsy. We typically advise patients to discontinue gradually by adding back ~5 gm carbs/week until they are eating more "normally." Sometimes these patients never go back to their previous Stand...
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