Dietary Treatment Program Patient Stories
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Brandon’s Story: Ketogenic Diet Cures Myoclonic Atonic Epilepsy

Read about Brandon's journey from dangerously uncontrollable seizures to seizure-freedom for the past 10 years.
Kylen’s Story: Ketogenic Diet to Control Seizures

Just a few days after he was born, Kylen suffered four seizures and was diagnosed with epilepsy.
Brain Surgery for Epilepsy: Emily's Story

State-of-the-art brain surgery at CHOP reduced Emily’s seizures from 90 per day to zero — it's been life changing for her and her family.
Ketogenic Diet to Control Seizures: Kayla’s Story

With support from CHOP’s Dietary Treatment Program, Kayla is following a modified ketogenic diet and living her busy teenage life seizure-free.
Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency: Dominic’s Story

Dominic’s life can be broken into two parts: before and after he started the ketogenic diet. Today, he’s a happy and healthy first grader.
Ketogenic Diet: Tikvah’s Story
Before starting on the ketogenic diet, Tikvah suffered from intractable absence seizures. But after just two months on the diet, her condition dramatically improved.
Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet: Martin’s Story
Martin travels from California to Philadelphia for special dietary treatment for his seizures, which medicines were unable to control.
Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet: Nicholas’ Story

Four years ago, Nicholas was having 30 epileptic seizures a day. With the help of CHOP’s neurology experts and the high-fat ketogenic diet, Nicholas is now a typical second-grader.
Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet: Korey's Story

Korey has epilepsy, one of the most common brain disorders in children, but his treatment is unusual: a diet of exactly 90 percent fat, 7 percent protein and 3 percent carbohydrates. It’s called the ketogenic diet and it's proven effective for children whose epilepsy does not respond to medication.