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Table 2 Response rates of the patients during KD treatment

From: Efficacy and tolerability of ketogenic diet therapy in 55 Chinese children with drug-resistant epilepsy in Northwest China

KD was continued (range − 1.7 months-45.4 months)

At 1 month

n = 55

At 3 months

n = 51

At 6 months

n = 39

At 12 months

n = 24

Seizure free

(n = 15, 27.3%)

10.9% (6/55)

23.5% (12/51)

28.2% (11/39)

37.5% (9/24)

> 90% reduction

(n = 22, 40.0%)

14.5% (8/55)

31.4% (16/51)

35.9% (14/39)

50.0% (12/24)

> 50% reduction

(n = 32, 58.2%)

16.4% (9/55)

39.2% (20/51)

43.6% (17/39)

62.5% (15/24)