TY - JOUR
T1 - What are the minimum requirements for ketogenic diet services in resource-limited regions? Recommendations from the International League Against Epilepsy Task Force for Dietary Therapy
AU - Kossoff, Eric H.
AU - Al-Macki, Nabil
AU - Cervenka, MacKenzie C.
AU - Kim, Heung D.
AU - Liao, Jianxiang
AU - Megaw, Katherine
AU - Nathan, Janak K.
AU - Raimann, Ximena
AU - Rivera, Rocio
AU - Wiemer-Kruel, Adelheid
AU - Williams, Emma
AU - Zupec-Kania, Beth A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Wiley Periodicals, Inc. © 2015 International League Against Epilepsy.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Summary Despite the increasing use of dietary therapies for children and adults with refractory epilepsy, the availability of these treatments in developing countries with limited resources remains suboptimal. One possible contributory factor may be the costs. There is often reported a significant perceived need for a large ketogenic diet team, supplements, laboratory studies, and follow-up visits to provide this treatment. The 2009 Epilepsia Consensus Statement described ideal requirements for a ketogenic diet center, but in some situations this is not feasible. As a result, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Dietary Therapy was asked to convene and provide practical, cost-effective recommendations for new ketogenic diet centers in resource-limited regions of the world.
AB - Summary Despite the increasing use of dietary therapies for children and adults with refractory epilepsy, the availability of these treatments in developing countries with limited resources remains suboptimal. One possible contributory factor may be the costs. There is often reported a significant perceived need for a large ketogenic diet team, supplements, laboratory studies, and follow-up visits to provide this treatment. The 2009 Epilepsia Consensus Statement described ideal requirements for a ketogenic diet center, but in some situations this is not feasible. As a result, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Dietary Therapy was asked to convene and provide practical, cost-effective recommendations for new ketogenic diet centers in resource-limited regions of the world.
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U2 - 10.1111/epi.13039
DO - 10.1111/epi.13039
M3 - Article
C2 - 26033161
AN - SCOPUS:84940958273
SN - 0013-9580
VL - 56
SP - 1337
EP - 1342
JO - Epilepsia
JF - Epilepsia
IS - 9
ER -