Elizabeth A. Thiele, M.D., Ph.D.—Dietary Therapy: Role in Epilepsy and Beyond from mgh Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 15 min 46 sec ✓ Published: 12-Dec-2012
Description: Elizabeth Thiele presenting at the 2nd Annual Ancestral Health Symposium 2012 (AHS12).nnDietary Therapy: Role in Epilepsy and BeyondnnAbstract:nDietary treatment is probably the oldest treatment for epilepsy. It has an important role even today, as nearly a third of people with epilepsy don't respond to the available anticonvulsant medications.nThis presentation will describe the history of diet modification in the treatment of epilepsy, the role of the classic ketogenic diet, and recent modif