Ketogenic diet
• What is the ketogenic diet?
• How does this diet work?
• Who is a good candidate for this diet?
• Who should not be considered for this diet?
• Other than food/drink, are there any other changes that need to be made with this diet?
• What if the child or adult has a feeding tube; is it still possible to be on this diet?
• Are there side effects to this diet?
• Is it safe not to consume a good amount of proteins?
• Are there any other possible side effects?
• Are there occasions in which this diet is absolutely contraindicated?
• How effective is this diet?
• How long has the diet been used to treat epilepsy?
• Where would someone go to be assessed and started on one of these diets?
• How do we get started?
• How do we maintain the diet?
• How long do we keep it?
• What is the likelihood of seizures coming back after discontinuation?