Keto Diet and Epilepsy

By: Natalie L. Boehm, MBA, RBLP-T What is the Keto Diet? According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the keto diet is a high fat, moderate protein, low carbohydrate eating pattern which differs from the general, healthful eating recommendations. The keto diet is restrictive and for individuals battling epilepsy, a medical professional should help […]
ADHD and Epilepsy

By: Annemarie DeChellis While multiple psychiatric and neurobehavioral disorders occur alongside epilepsy, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) occurs at the highest rate. About 30 to 40% of children with epilepsy have ADHD compared to the 7 to 9% of children from the general population who are diagnosed with ADHD (Abramowitz & Hollingsworth, 2018; Dunn et al., […]