{"product_id":"dietary-treatment-of-epilepsy-isbn-9780470670415","title":"Dietary Treatment of Epilepsy","description":"\u003cp\u003eEpilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterised by recurrent unprovoked seizures, and affects 50 million people worldwide. Approximately 30% of these do not have seizure control even with the best available medications, hence renewed and increasing interest in the use of dietary treatments to treat epilepsy. These treatments include the traditional ketogenic diets but also the newer modified Atkins diet and low glycaemic index treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat refractory epilepsy in children, and requires the dedicated support of a multi-disciplinary team including  doctors and dietitians. \u003ci\u003eDietary Treatment of Epilepsy: Practical Implementation of Ketogenic Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e provides comprehensive and practical training on all aspects of implementing and managing dietary treatments for epilepsy, with key chapters on assessment, calculations, implementation, monitoring and complications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Edited by a highly respected expert in the field supported by a strong team of contributors, this is a must-have resource for paediatric dietitians and other members of the therapy team.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA personal note x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1 Introduction and Overview 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to the ketogenic diet and other dietary treatments 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Neal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Epilepsy and epileptic seizures 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Helen Cross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Treatment options in the paediatric epilepsy clinic 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuth E. Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Efficacy of ketogenic dietary therapy: what is the evidence? 24\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric H. Kossoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The biochemical basis of dietary therapies for neurological disorders 34\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdam L. Hartman and Jong M. Rho\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2 Clinical Implementation 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Preparing for dietary treatment 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorgiana Fitzsimmons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The challenge of therapeutic diets in children with pre-existing feeding problems 58\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBridget Lambert and Mary-Anne Leung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The classical ketogenic diet 66\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGwyneth Magrath and Elizabeth Neal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The medium-chain triglyceride ketogenic diet 78\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Neal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The modified Atkins diet 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGwyneth Magrath, Mary-Anne Leung and Tara Randall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Low Glycaemic Index Treatment 100\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeidi H. Pfeifer Copyrighted Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Managing dietary treatment: further dietetic issues 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan Chapple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Managing dietary treatment: a parent’s perspective 116\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmma Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Enteral feeding 124\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan Chapple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Dietary initiation 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan Chapple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Ketone monitoring and management of illness 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHannah Chaffe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Fine tuning 142\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGwyneth Magrath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Monitoring and side effects 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Neal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Dietary treatments and bone health 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristina Bergqvist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Carnitine 166\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Neal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Switching or discontinuing dietary treatment 172\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBridget Lambert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3 Broader Applications 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Dietary treatment of epilepsy in infants 181\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicole Dos Santos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Dietary treatment of epilepsy in adults 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Ketogenic dietary therapy in India 198\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJanak Nathan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Ketogenic dietary therapy in East Asia 206\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHoon-Chul Kang and Heung Dong Kim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Ketogenic dietary therapy in Africa 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTuscha Du Toit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Ketogenic dietary therapy in neurometabolic disease 220\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoerg Klepper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Beyond epilepsy: ketogenic diet use in other disease states 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdam L. Hartman and Jong M. Rho\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 235\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Neal\u003c\/b\u003e has both clinical and research experience in the dietary treatment of epilepsy, with a PhD in ketogenic diets. She is based at the Institute of Child Health in London, and Matthew’s Friends charity and clinics.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEpilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterised by recurrent unprovoked seizures, and affects 50 million people worldwide. Approximately 30% of these do not have seizure control even with the best available medications, hence renewed and increasing interest in the use of dietary treatments to treat epilepsy. These treatments include the traditional ketogenic diets but also the newer modified Atkins diet and low glycaemic index treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat refractory epilepsy in children, and requires the dedicated support of a multi-disciplinary team including  doctors and dietitians. \u003ci\u003eDietary Treatment of Epilepsy: Practical Implementation of Ketogenic Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e provides comprehensive and practical training on all aspects of implementing and managing dietary treatments for epilepsy, with key chapters on assessment, calculations, implementation, monitoring and complications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by a highly respected expert in the field supported by a strong team of contributors, this is a must-have resource for paediatric dietitians and other members of the therapy team.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989061779685,"sku":"NP9780470670415","price":86.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470670415.jpg?v=1761782634","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dietary-treatment-of-epilepsy-isbn-9780470670415","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}