RANDOMISED TRIAL CONFIRMS EFFICACY OF KETOGENIC THERAPY IN PREVENTING EPILEPTIC SEIZURES IN CHILDREN

Following the publication in The Lancet Neurology of the first-ever randomised controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of the ketogenic therapy, the sponsor of the study, SHS International, makes the following statement:

Kevin Rafferty, Medical Development Manager at SHS International (SHS) comments: “Everyone at SHS is delighted to be involved with this ground-breaking work, which is the strongest demonstration yet that ketogenic therapy provides a proven alternative in an area of medicine where drugs have had limited success.

“We agree that this study should encourage neurologists to immediately consider ketogenic therapy in any child whose seizures are not controlled after two anti-epileptic medicines”.

“Currently only a tiny fraction of children who could potentially benefit from ketogenic therapy receive it, both in the UK and the rest of the world. There is a wide disparity in availability due to lack of funds so it is hoped that this hugely significant new data will open up more funding for ketogenic therapy worldwide.”

“SHS worked in partnership with leading experts throughout the world to develop Ketocal, a leading medical food that supports the ketogenic diet.  Ketocal gives the parents of children with epilepsy confidence and reassurance that their child is receiving the precise dietary mix to effectively treat their condition”.

“Rob Crim, Managing Director of SHS, congratulates Dr Neal, Professor Cross and their colleagues on their success in leading this work and completing the first true randomised control trial of the ketogenic diet.  It has been a privilege to be a part of this and experience first hand the impact ketogenic therapy has on children’s lives ”.

To read the abstract of this study click here
To watch a short video on the Ketogenic Therapy click here.
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