Managing Drug‐Resistant Epilepsy and Severe Feeding Difficulties in Miller–Dieker Syndrome: The Role of Enteral Ketogenic Diet
Perrone Michela, Porro Matteo, Piemontese Pasqua, Roggero Paola, Gangi Silvana, Fumagalli Monica, Baisakhi Banerjee · 2026
Read Managing Drug‐Resistant Epilepsy and Severe Feeding Difficulties in Miller–Dieker Syndrome: The Role of Enteral Ketogenic Diet by Perrone Michela, Porro Matteo, Piemontese Pasqua, Roggero Paola, Gangi Silvana, Fumagalli Monica, Baisakhi Banerjee (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-13589161.txt.
Description
Michela Perrone and co-authors report a diet plan for an infant with Miller-Dieker syndrome in a case paper from 2026. The rare genetic disorder flattens the brain's surface and causes severe learning disability. Seizures that resist drugs start early, and feeding troubles add grave risk.
The infant could not feed safely by mouth and had repeated lung infections from inhaled food. A ketogenic diet, high in fat and low in carbs, was given through a tube past the stomach. The low-ratio diet was well tolerated. Seizures stopped and stayed away for the rest of the child's life. The case shows enteral keto feeding can work even in very fragile infants.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Perrone Michela, Porro Matteo, Piemontese Pasqua, Roggero Paola, Gangi Silvana, Fumagalli Monica, Baisakhi Banerjee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |