randomized to a ketogenic diet or continuation of a
normal diet for a 3-month period. Of the patients who
received the ketogenic diet, 38% had a seizure reduc-tion of .50%. This was significantly greater than
the control group, where only 6% had .50% seizure
reduction (P , 0.001).
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The results of a follow-up
study comparing the effectiveness of the LCFA ver-sus the MCT diet suggest there is no increased benefit
using either of the two diets for seizure reduction