Ketogenic Diet Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University Medical Center Last revised August 21, 2000 Welcome! You are visitor . Local time Ketogenic diet is a special method of treating epilepsy (seizure disorders). This Web Site was created by the Pediatric Neurology Division at Stanford University School of Medicine to facilitate communication between health care providers who are using ...

The ketogenic diet has been around in the medical literature for well over 70 years. It was replaced when the modern anti-convulsants became available, even though it has a very good success rate at controlling seizures. In some cases it is actually better than drugs at controlling seizures. It has a success rate of 75%. Stopping seizures in 50% and further reducing them in ...