Epilepsy Services
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.