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Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy
Boston MedTalks - Boston Medical Center
English - March 05, 2019 14:00 - 11.3 MBHealth & Fitness boston medical health med talks Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Boston Medical Center is among three Massachusetts based hospitals that offer ketogenic dietary therapy to patients with epilepsy. Physicians and dietitians work closely with families throughout the induction and maintenance phases of the ketogenic diet to offer information, support, and in person food preparation lessons in BMC's Teaching Kitchen.
Catherine Barry discusses the ketogenic diet for Epilepsy. She shares how BMC helps Epilepsy patients explore this diet safely and effectively to help decrease symptoms and seizures.