The Effectiveness of Modified Atkins Ketogenic Diet on Children with Intractable Epilepsy: A Pilot Study from Indonesia

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Side effects while monitoring</td><td class="align_center"><i>n</i>(%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">None</td><td class="align_center">24 (77.4)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Gag</td><td class="align_center">3 (9.7)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Hyperactive</td><td class="align_center">1 (3.2)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Electrolyte balance</td><td class="align_center">1 (3.2)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Diarrhea</td><td class="align_center">2 (6.5)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Side effects during subjects undergoing the MAD ketogenic diet.</div>

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

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Table 5: The Effectiveness of Modified Atkins Ketogenic Diet on Children with Intractable Epilepsy: A Pilot Study from Indonesia 