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Ketogenic diet in Zambia: Managing drug-resistant epilepsy in a low and middle income country
| العنوان: | Ketogenic diet in Zambia: Managing drug-resistant epilepsy in a low and middle income country |
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| المؤلفون: | Kafula Lisa Nkole, Nfwama Kawatu, Archana A. Patel, Chimbizyani Kanyinji, Theresa Njobvu, James Chipeta, John Musuku, Ornella Ciccone, Stacey Tarrant, Ann Marie Bergin |
| المصدر: | Epilepsy & Behavior Reports, Vol 14, Iss , Pp 100380- (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system LCC:Neurophysiology and neuropsychology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Ketogenic diet, Epilepsy, Sub Saharan Africa, Zambia, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429, Neurophysiology and neuropsychology, QP351-495 |
| الوصف: | Globally, drug-resistant epilepsy affects one third of people living with epilepsy. With limitations in treatment options for refractory epilepsy in resource-limited regions, ketogenic diet therapy is an important option to consider. Utilizing the 2015 International League Against Epilepsy recommended minimum requirements for ketogenic diet therapy, three male children with refractory epilepsy, aged 2.5, 6.5 and 10 years, were initiated on the classical ketogenic diet using locally available food in August 2017 at University Teaching Hospitals-Children's Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, through partnership with the Epilepsy Program at Boston Children's Hospital in the United States. Following successful initiation in all three children, the diet was discontinued in the 10-year-old due to difficulties complying with the diet. The youngest child demonstrated an over 50% seizure reduction and gained developmental milestones. The third child achieved seizure freedom and showed marked improvement in behaviour. This pilot demonstrates the feasibility of ketogenic diet as an important therapeutic option for refractory epilepsy in Zambia. Given the limitations in treatment choices and medication accessibility, dietary therapy offers an alternative management strategy in our setting. Collaboration with an established ketogenic diet centre contributes to a successful program. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2589-9864 |
| Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589986420300289; https://doaj.org/toc/2589-9864 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ebr.2020.100380 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/e7666c90eb5940ee8623fadaa5d9749a |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.7666c90eb5940ee8623fadaa5d9749a |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 25899864 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ebr.2020.100380 |