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. 2026 Mar 5;16:8877. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-42913-1

Table 3.

EEG and cognitive function improvements in the KD and Control groups over 6 months.

Control group (n = 63) KD group (n = 73) OR (95%CI) P
EEG 2.83 (1.32–6.06) <0.001
Seizure improvement 7.9 (5/63) 11.0 (8/73)
Interictal improvement 15.9 (10/63) 15.1 (11/73)
Interictal and seizure improvement 6.3 (4/64) 31.5 (23/73)
No improvement 69.8 (44/63) 42.5 (31/73)
Cognitive result
Overall cognitive improvement 19.0 (12/63) 35.6 (26/73) 2.79 (1.17–6.43) 0.03
Griffths developmental domains (0–8 years)
Gross motor improvement 10.9 (5/46) 28.8 (15/52) 3.32 (1.10–10.04) 0.04
Personal-social improvement 8.7 (4/46) 25.0 (13/52) 3.50 (1.05–11.65) 0.09
Language improvement 13.0 (6/46) 30.8 (16/52) 2.96 (1.05–8.39) 0.04
Eye-hand coordination improvement 8.7 (4/46) 25.0 (13/52) 3.50 (1.05–11.65) 0.09
Performance improvement 10.9 (5/46) 28.8 (15/52) 3.32 (1.10–10.04) 0.04
WISC cognitive outcome (≥ 8 years)
Full-Scale IQ increase ≥ 5 points 17.6 (3/17) 33.3 (7/21) 2.33 (0.50–10.91) 0.28