Ketogenic diet (KD) therapy in the acute phase of febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): a case report.

ABSTRACT: Management of frequent epileptic seizures in febrile infection-related epilepsy (FIRES) is often challenging. FIRES is an uncommon disease condition. Children with FIRES develop refractory epilepsy with severe cognitive deficits that affect the function of the temporal and frontal lobes. However, better seizure control during the acute stage of FIRES could protect against injury to the nervous system. Ketogenic diet (KD) can effectively resolve super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE) in the acute phase and improve the prognosis of FIRES. We present the case of a previously healthy 3-year-old male with new-onset status epilepticus (SE) admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit for 55 days. Despite treatment with multiple anti-epileptic agents in addition to IV anaesthetics, the pati

SUBMITTER: Li WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8506052 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature