Ketogenic Diets

Eric Kossoff, MD - Dr. Eric Kossoff is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics and a member of The John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center, as well as the Division of Pediatric Neurology. His clinical practice specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood seizures and epilepsy, especially involving diet and other non-surgical options. ||John M. Freeman, MD is Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics and has spent most of his career at Johns Hopkins University, where he has spent most of his career. In 1969, he created and assumed directorship of the Johns Hopkins Child Neurology Program. His contributions have made the Center a leader in the field. He has written nearly 150 articles, 41 book chapters and seven books or editions of books including, The Ketogenic Diet: A Treatment for Children and Others with Epilepsy, and the award-winning Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood: A Guide |is the Ketogenic Dietitian for the John Freeman Epilepsy Center at The Johns Hopkins University responsible for all nutritional aspects for patients following the ketogenic diet, including education, follow up and menu planning. | is a neurodevelopmental pediatrician on the full-time staff at Kennedy Krieger Institute and The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

SECTION 1: Overview of the Traditional Ketogenic Diet; 1. Epilepsy Today and the Place of the Ketogenic Diet in the World; 2. What is the Ketogenic Diet?; 3. History of the Ketogenic Diet; 4. How Does the Ketogenic Diet Work?; 5. Is my Child a Candidate for the Ketogenic Diet?; 6. The diet for all Cultures, Religions, and Food Preferences; SECTION 2: The ABCs of the Ketogenic Diet; 7. Initiating the Ketogenic Diet: To Fast or To Admit?; 8. Calculating the Ketogenic Diet; 9. KetoCalculator;10. All Those Crazy Supplements!; SECTION 3: Life on the Ketogenic Diet; 11. The Expert Consensus Statement and You; 12. Fine-tuning the Ketogenic Diet?; 13. Parent Support Groups and the Internet; 14. Side Effects of the Ketogenic Diet; 15. Making it Work at Home and On the Road; 16. Going Off the Ketogenic Diet; SECTION 4: Modified Ketogenic Diets; 17. When and Why Should I Use These ""Alternative"" Diets?; 18. The Modified Atkins Diet: History and Future Directions; 19. How do I Use the Modified Atkins Diet?; 20. The MCT Diet; 21. The LGIT (Low-Glycemic Index Treatment); SECTION 5: Ketogenic Cooking; 22. Sample Meal Plans for the Ketogenic Diet; 23. Modified Atkins Diet Meal Plans and Recipes; SECTION 6: The Future of Diets and the Brain; 24. Can the diet be Used Before Medications?; 25. Adults and Diets; 26. Diets and other Neurologic Conditions; SECTION 7: Appendices; A. Medications; B. Johns Hopkins Order Entry for Ketogenic Diet Admission; C. Sample letter of Medical Necessity; D. Food Database; E. Atkins Carbohydrate Gram Counter; F. Selected References; G. International Centers