Adjunctive use of the ketogenic diet in a young adult with UBE2A deficiency syndrome and super-refractory status epilepticus

Adjunctive use of the ketogenic diet in a young adult with UBE2A deficiency syndrome and super-refractory status epilepticus

The ketogenic diet (KD) may have a role in treating super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE). Predominantly used in paediatric epilepsy, there are few reports of its use in adults. We describe a 19-year-old man with UBE2A deficiency syndrome, drug resistant generalized epilepsy, and severe intelle...

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Main Authors: Christopher Martin Allen, Christiana Avye Hall, Naomi Elizabeth Cox, Hayley Ryan, Thearina De Beer, Michael Francis O'Donoghue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Epilepsy & Behavior Reports
Subjects:
Status Epilepticus
Intensive Care
Neurogenetics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589986421000307

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