International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science
TEN-YEAR KETOGENIC DIET AS PRIMARY THERAPY IN SCN2A-RELATED DRUG-RESISTANT DEVELOPMENTAL AND EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY: LONG-TERM EFFICACY, SAFETY, AND MULTISYSTEM OUTCOMES
Objective: This case study reports a decade-long (2016–2026) follow-up of a girl with gene-confirmed SCN2A-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) in whom the ketogenic diet (KD) was used as primary therapy after failure of eight sequential antiseizure regimens. Methods: Retrospective analysis of hospital records (2013–2026) covering perinatal history, genetic diagnosis, drug therapy, dietary protocol modifications, and serial laboratory, imaging, and electrophysiological surveillance. Results: Cla …