Thursday Sep 05, 2024

Staying On A Medication That “Doesn't Work”?! - Maria Gogou

Children may benefit from being weaned off of anti-seizure medications when they are on the ketogenic diet. Plus, find out how the ketogenic diet can significantly benefit children with epilepsy - even when it doesn’t control their seizures! Paediatric neurologist Maria Gogou discusses her work in managing rare and complex epilepsies in children.

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🔗 Paper: “Antiseizure medication reduction and withdrawal in children with drug-resistant epilepsy after starting the ketogenic diet” 👇

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dmcn.15377

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🔗 Website, transcription, & more about Maria 👇

https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/maria-gogou-staying-on-a-keto-diet-that-doesnt-work-dravet

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