Motives and predictors of modified Atkins diet discontinuation as treatment of adults with drug‐resistant epilepsy
The dropout rate of MAD in adults with DRE is high even at dedicated centers. Females, patients with less severe epilepsies, and patients previously on carbohydrate-based diets may be more prone to earlier dropouts. These patients require closer monitoring in specialized ketogenic diet clinics to prevent MAD discontinuation before the minimum period necessary to evaluate response.
Authors
- Marcelo Tavares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3008-3460)
- Bárbara Leal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0936-4719)
- João Chaves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8399-2671)
- Alberto Adriano Cavalheiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7721-0562)
- Raquel Samões (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-883X)
- Catarina Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3308-4709)
- Sara Cavaco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7428-2854)
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Hospital de Santo António (PT)
- Centro Hospitalar do Porto (PT)
- Institute of Biomedical Science (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.18657
- Primary Topic
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00