Approximately 20% ef individuals with a diagnosis of epilepsy have seizures that are not adequately controlled by antiepileptic drugs, In some of these, the patients fail to respond because their paroxysmal events are not epileptic; in others, an incorrect treatment plan has been prescribed, either due to misdiagnosis of seizure type or misinformation about appropriate therapy; and in still oth...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Dietary therapies for seizure management date back further than pharmacologic interventions, but many neurologists are not familiar with these treatment options. This introduction to dietary therapies will discuss administration of ketogenic diets, comparisons between diet types, evidence-based efficacy of diet therapies in epilepsy treatment, and management of side effects. T...