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Drug-resistant Epilepsy

Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder. Most patients respond well to medication that reduces the frequency of epileptic seizures. However, 20-30% of children with epilepsy don't see any improvements with anti-epileptic drugs and many find the side effects of treatment difficult to cope with. For patients with refractory epilepsy (epilepsy that doesn’t respond to medication), a ketogenic diet can provide a way forward. Research shows that this high fat, low carbohydrate, adequate protein diet can help to control seizures, when used under medical supervision. Learn more about the the use of ketogenic diet therapy in patients with epilepsy below.

Getting started

An introduction to ketogenic dietary therapy in complex epilepsy modules

E-learning | Epilepsy | Nutricia Academy
60 mins

The Beat - A Nutricia Podcast Series

Epilepsy & Seizure Management | Nutricia Academy | Nutricia IE

Podcasts | Epilepsy | Susan Wood and Emma Williams
33 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - Initiating Effective Ketogenic Dietary Therapy in the Very Young

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Victoria Whiteley, Helena Champion, Susan Ovington
21 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - Ketogenic Diet Education in the Digital Era

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Tracy Cameron
30 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - Medicine Management During Ketogenic Diet Therapy

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Dr Andreas Brunklaus
26 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - Ketogenic Diet Therapy in Status Epilepticus

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Dr Archana Desurkar
43 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics - Ketogenic Diet Therapy: Use in brain tumour management

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Susan Wood, Neil Binderman
1h 3mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - The use of a Ketogenic Diet Support Worker to Enhance Service Provision

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Hannah Ellis
49 mins

Keto Diet | Ketogenic Diet Therapy | Nutricia IE

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Helena Champion, Camille Newby
41 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - The Ketogenic Diet Induces Epigenetic Changes in GBM

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Dr Nelofer Syed
17 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - Mitochondrial Disease and Ketogenic Diet Therapy

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Zoe Simpson
32 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - Nutricia KetoUniversity - Navigating Telemedicine: Tips and Tricks

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Nutricia Academy
1 hr 6 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics - How do psychological factors impact on adherence?

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Dr Stewart Rust
30 mins

Medical Ketogenic Diets | Hot Topics Webinar | Nutricia IE

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Jennifer Fabe RD
1 hr 10 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - Breastmilk and Ketogenic Diet Therapy

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Dr Elles van der Louw
17 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - Ketogenic Diets in the Pandemic - Past Ideas and Future Directions

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Zahava Turner MS, RD, CSP, LD; Stacey Bessone RDN, LDN; Eric Kossoff MD
59 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - Facilitating long term adherence to ketogenic diet therapy in Glut1DS

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Janette Buttle
28 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - A Flexible Approach to the MCT Diet

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Nicole Mills
30 mins

Ketogenic Hot Topics Webinar - Supporting Safe and Effective Blended Ketogenic Diet

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Emma Cameron, Philipa Thomas
18 mins

KetoConference 2022

KetoConference 22 - Developing an Adult Ketogenic Service in the UK

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Rowan Sutherill
26 mins

KetoConference 2022 - KIWE: Ketogenic Diet in Infants With Epilepsy

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Dr Natasha Schoeler
22 mins

KetoConference 22 - Jejunal feeding and the ketogenic diet

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Vanessa Bara
12 mins

KetoConference 2022 - Ketogenic Diet in Infants - Our experience over the last 10 years

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Victoria Whiteley & Dr Ishita Desai
31 mins

KetoConference 22 - Ready, Steady…er, Go! Challenges and Blue Sky Thinking

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Judith Munn & Emma Gosling
35 mins

KetoConference 2021

KetoConference 2021 | Webinars & Presentations | Nutricia IE

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Nutricia Academy

KetoConference 2020

KetoConference 2020 - Day 1

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Nutricia Academy

KetoConference 2020 - Day 2

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Nutricia Academy

KetoConference 2019

KetoConference 2019 - The Challenges of Implementing Ketogenic Dietary Therapy in the PICU Setting

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Victoria Bittle
12 mins

KetoConference 2019 - Use of Blended Ketogenic Diets via Enteral Feeding Tubes in Ketogenic Centres

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Emma Cameron
12 mins

KetoConference 2019 - Modern Genomics – Impact on the Management of Drug Resistant Epilepsy

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Dr Alasdair Parker
29 mins

KetoConference 2019 - Anti-inflammatory Effects of a Ketogenic Diet: Implications for New Indications

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Prof. Stéphane Auvin
28 mins

KetoConference 2019 - Use of high dose probiotics to manage GI symptoms in patients on the ketogenic diet

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Victoria Whiteley
11 mins

Ketogenic 2019 - The New International Consensus Guidelines for KDT in Adults

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Dr Mackenzie Cervenka
29 mins

KetoConference 2019 - Using the Ketogenic Diet in intensive care

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Hayley Ryan
11 mins

KetoConference 2019 - Effectiveness, adherence and safety of modified ketogenic diet in adults

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Patricia Nguyen
7 mins

KetoConference 2019 - Ketogenic Diet in Infants with Epilepsy (KIWE) trial: background and update

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Dr Natasha Schoeler
20 mins

KetoConference 2019 - Setting parameters for KDT success in a patient with grade 1 Ganglioglioma

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Helena Champion
23 mins

Other resources

Managing Complex Epilepsy. Nutricia Virtual Congress 2021.

Recorded webinars & presentations | Epilepsy | Dr Shakti Agrawal, Vicky Bittle
8 mins

 

 

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