Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 75%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency · children (aged 1 to 18 years) with drug‐resistant epilepsy

1 finding from 1 review

Ketogenic diets for drug‐resistant epilepsy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
5.8 [3.48, 9.65]
4 studies · 385 participants
Low

50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency · adults (aged 16 years and over) with drug‐resistant epilepsy

It is very uncertain whether ketogenic diet (KD) changes 50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ketogenic diets for drug‐resistant epilepsy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 5.03 [0.26, 97.68]
2 studies · 141 participants
Very low

50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency · children (aged 4 months to 16 years) with drug‐resistant epilepsy

1 finding from 1 review

Ketogenic diets for drug‐resistant epilepsy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 286 participants
Very low

50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency · adults (aged 18 years and over) with drug‐resistant epilepsy

1 finding from 1 review

Ketogenic diets for drug‐resistant epilepsy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 80 participants
Very low