Patient's question:
The baby is three years old. One day, he kept having convulsions. At first, the family thought he was startled and didn't pay much attention. But in recent days, the number of convulsions has increased. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Generally speaking, for children with epilepsy aged 3 to 10, the ketogenic diet is the preferred treatment for pediatric epilepsy. The ketogenic diet adopted by Beijing Haihua Epilepsy Hospital is a "pure green" natural diet therapy. Patients consume high-fat foods to achieve the appropriate ratio of fat to protein and carbohydrates in their diet, allowing the brain to use ketone bodies generated from "fat burning" as its primary energy source. The "sedative" effect of ketone bodies is utilized to control epilepsy seizures. The ketogenic diet is effective for 50% of children with refractory epilepsy, and 30% of children experience a 90% reduction in seizures, outperforming the efficacy of any current new antiepileptic drugs.