Effectiveness of Ketogenic Diet in MELAS Syndrome

"Ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate and moderate protein diet pattern, suitable for refractory epilepsy, glucose carrier protein 1 deficiency, pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency, tumors and some genetic metabolic diseases. The ketogenic diet has been used to treat epilepsy for nearly 100 years, and its safety has been recognized by the medical community. In 2015, the ketogenic diet was included in the Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines - Epilepsy Volume and became a commonly used treatment for refractory epilepsy."