Ketogenic Diet Versus Immunological Therapy in the Management of Refractory Epilepsy in Children

Adding rituximab or a ketogenic diet to patients with refractory epilepsy provides better control of fits, with percentage improvements of 42.9% and 30%, respectively.

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Cureus
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2026-02-09
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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103310
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Diet and metabolism studies
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Ketogenic Diet Versus Immunological Therapy in the Management of Refractory Epilepsy in Children

Osama M. Elasheer, Emad H. Eldaly, Nancy Alaa Elgalaly, Noha ElGyar et al.
Cureus
Diet and metabolism studies
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Ketogenic Diet Versus Immunological Therapy in the Management of Refractory Epilepsy in Children

Osama M. Elasheer, Emad H. Eldaly, Nancy Alaa Elgalaly, Noha ElGyar, Duaa M Raafat, Eman F Gad
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Adding rituximab or a ketogenic diet to patients with refractory epilepsy provides better control of fits, with percentage improvements of 42.9% and 30%, respectively.

CureusVol. 18(2)
Assiut University (EG)
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Diet and metabolism studies
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Ketogenic Diet Versus Immunological Therapy in the Management of Refractory Epilepsy in Children — Osama M. Elasheer, Emad H. Eldaly, et al. · Cureus (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS