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Purpose: It is important to determine whether specific etiology is more effective to dietary treatment so that the diet can be started earlier for infants. We evaluated etiology-specific, seizure-free outcomes of dietary treatment in infants <1 year of age. Methods: We conducted a 10-year, retrospective, longitudinal observational study of 115 infants treated with ketogenic diet (KD) or modified Atkins diet (MAD). Results: Most patients (70%) received classical KD; 30% received MAD. During follow-up, 90%, 73%, and 61% of the patients remained on the diet at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. Seizure-free outcomes were reported in 50%, 44%, and 50% of the patients at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. Long-term seizure-free outcomes over 12 months were reported in 43 (74%) of 58 infants who were seizure-free at 3 months. Etiologies were mostly symptomatic (structural brain abnormalities, genetic, or metabolic) in 83 (72%) of 115 patients. According to underlying etiology, long-term seizure-free outcomes were observed in 14 (33%) of 42 patients with structural brain abnormalities, 7 (33%) of 21 with genetic etiologies, 7 (35%) of 20 with metabolic etiologies, and 15 (47%) of 32 with unknown etiologies. There were no etiology-based differences with respect to long-term seizure-free outcomes (P = 0.63). Conclusion: The high rate of long-term seizure-free outcomes can be predicted based on the seizure freedom at 3 months regardless of etiology. Early dietary treatment is beneficial, even in infants <1 year of age with specific symptomatic etiologies such as genetic, structural brain abnormalities, and metabolic etiology.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 100-104 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Seizure |
| Volume | 71 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 Oct 1 |
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Short- and long-term seizure-free outcomes of dietary treatment in infants according to etiology. / Riantarini, Igam; Kim, HeungDong; Ko, Ara; Kim, Se Hee; kang, hoonchul; Lee, Joon Soo; Jung, Da Eun.
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T1 - Short- and long-term seizure-free outcomes of dietary treatment in infants according to etiology
AU - Riantarini, Igam
AU - Kim, HeungDong
AU - Ko, Ara
AU - Kim, Se Hee
AU - kang, hoonchul
AU - Lee, Joon Soo
AU - Jung, Da Eun
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Purpose: It is important to determine whether specific etiology is more effective to dietary treatment so that the diet can be started earlier for infants. We evaluated etiology-specific, seizure-free outcomes of dietary treatment in infants <1 year of age. Methods: We conducted a 10-year, retrospective, longitudinal observational study of 115 infants treated with ketogenic diet (KD) or modified Atkins diet (MAD). Results: Most patients (70%) received classical KD; 30% received MAD. During follow-up, 90%, 73%, and 61% of the patients remained on the diet at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. Seizure-free outcomes were reported in 50%, 44%, and 50% of the patients at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. Long-term seizure-free outcomes over 12 months were reported in 43 (74%) of 58 infants who were seizure-free at 3 months. Etiologies were mostly symptomatic (structural brain abnormalities, genetic, or metabolic) in 83 (72%) of 115 patients. According to underlying etiology, long-term seizure-free outcomes were observed in 14 (33%) of 42 patients with structural brain abnormalities, 7 (33%) of 21 with genetic etiologies, 7 (35%) of 20 with metabolic etiologies, and 15 (47%) of 32 with unknown etiologies. There were no etiology-based differences with respect to long-term seizure-free outcomes (P = 0.63). Conclusion: The high rate of long-term seizure-free outcomes can be predicted based on the seizure freedom at 3 months regardless of etiology. Early dietary treatment is beneficial, even in infants <1 year of age with specific symptomatic etiologies such as genetic, structural brain abnormalities, and metabolic etiology.
AB - Purpose: It is important to determine whether specific etiology is more effective to dietary treatment so that the diet can be started earlier for infants. We evaluated etiology-specific, seizure-free outcomes of dietary treatment in infants <1 year of age. Methods: We conducted a 10-year, retrospective, longitudinal observational study of 115 infants treated with ketogenic diet (KD) or modified Atkins diet (MAD). Results: Most patients (70%) received classical KD; 30% received MAD. During follow-up, 90%, 73%, and 61% of the patients remained on the diet at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. Seizure-free outcomes were reported in 50%, 44%, and 50% of the patients at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. Long-term seizure-free outcomes over 12 months were reported in 43 (74%) of 58 infants who were seizure-free at 3 months. Etiologies were mostly symptomatic (structural brain abnormalities, genetic, or metabolic) in 83 (72%) of 115 patients. According to underlying etiology, long-term seizure-free outcomes were observed in 14 (33%) of 42 patients with structural brain abnormalities, 7 (33%) of 21 with genetic etiologies, 7 (35%) of 20 with metabolic etiologies, and 15 (47%) of 32 with unknown etiologies. There were no etiology-based differences with respect to long-term seizure-free outcomes (P = 0.63). Conclusion: The high rate of long-term seizure-free outcomes can be predicted based on the seizure freedom at 3 months regardless of etiology. Early dietary treatment is beneficial, even in infants <1 year of age with specific symptomatic etiologies such as genetic, structural brain abnormalities, and metabolic etiology.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.06.002
M3 - Article
VL - 71
SP - 100
EP - 104
JO - Seizure : the journal of the British Epilepsy Association
JF - Seizure : the journal of the British Epilepsy Association
SN - 1059-1311
ER -