Hello everyone,
Today we would like to share case report of one of our patients on effect of Ketogenic diet on Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).
Name:- RC
Age:- 20 yrs/ Male
Age at first Sz/ Sz onset:- 2 yrs
Type of Sz:- Focal with spread
Sz Syndrome:- Focal epilepsy with no structural lesion
Duration of diet – 2 yrs
Baseline Sz– 20/month
Post KD– nil
Medication pre KD:-
Cloba 10- 4/day
Topaz 100mg- 2 /day
Topaz 50 mg- 2/day
Trioptal 600mg- 2/day
Trioptal 300 mg- 2/day
Levera 500 mg- 3/day
Medication post KD:-
Cloba 10- 2/day
Cloba 5- 2/day
Lacoset 100 mg- 3/day
Levera 100 mg- 3/day
Topaz 100 mg- 2/day
Topaz 50 mg- 2/day
Oxetol 300mg-2/day
Highlight of this case is that the medicines (AEDs) which he was taking pre diet had no effect on the seizure reduction. Within a few months of starting him on ketogenic diet his seizures halted. He was on KD for 2 years and now we have stopped his diet. He is on much lesser medication (AED’s) and seizures have not recurred. He is leading a seizure-free life.
So a shorter than usual course KD can cool off the seizures and patients can then be controlled with less AEDs.
4 thoughts on “Ketogenic diet and Antiepileptic drugs(AEDs)”
That was a really encouraging case. I wish we should not have stopped consultation midway for my daughter. Perhaps her seizures would not have recurred. She is again on mild kd and we hope she will improve.
Thank you Mr. Anand and She will definitely improve. We are always there to help you.
great !
Thank you Ritu
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