The ketogenic diet for the treatment of myoclonic astatic epilepsy in a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Abstract

Initiation of the ketogenic diet in a child with epilepsy and type 1 diabetes mellitus presents a challenge because the distinction between diet-induced ketosis and diabetic ketoacidosis is difficult to discern. We report the successful use of the ketogenic diet in a child with myoclonic astatic epilepsy and type 1 diabetes.

• Authors: Nicole M Aylward, Namrata Shah, Elizabeth A Sellers
• Journal: Canadian journal of diabetes (Can J Diabetes) Vol. 38 Issue 4 Pg. 223-4 (Aug 2014) ISSN: 2352-3840 [Electronic] Canada
• PMID: 25022865 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Published by Elsevier Inc.

Topics

• Child, Preschool
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 (complications)
• Diet, Ketogenic (methods)
• Epilepsies, Myoclonic (diet therapy, etiology, pathology)
• Gastrostomy
• Humans
• Male