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Epilepsy Services
Ketogenic Diet
Ketogenic Diet
Holy Cross Hospital has implemented an inpatient ketogenic diet treatment for refractory epilepsy patients. The ketogenic diet is a special high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that helps to control seizures in some people with epilepsy. It is prescribed by a physician and carefully monitored by a dietitian.
The ketogenic diet is not a do-it-yourself diet and must be carefully monitored by a medical team familiar with its use. It is a serious form of treatment that, like other therapies for epilepsy, has some side effects that have to be watched for.