Table 1. Physical evaluation follow-up.
Abbreviations: KD, ketogenic diet; EDSS, expanded disability status scale.
Baseline July 2016 | October 2016 (KD) | May 2017 (KD) | February 2018 (Stopped KD) | April 2018 (KD) | January 2019 (KD) | |
25-Foot walk | 35 seconds | 31 seconds | 28 seconds | 130 seconds | 60 seconds | 26 seconds |
Walking (25 feet) | 4 rounds | 35 rounds | 21 rounds | 2 rounds | 2 rounds | 12 rounds |
Getting up from chair (chair height- 22 inches) | 30 times | 45 times | 54 times | 7 times | 7 times | 63 times |
Ascending and descending stairs | 20 steps | 100 steps | 80 steps | 2 steps | 10 steps | 20 steps |
EDSS | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
Urine ketones | 0 mg/dL | 160 mg/dL | 80 mg/dL | 0 mg/dL | 160 mg/dL | 160 mg/dL |
Blood ketones | 0.2 mmol/dL | 2.4 mmol/dL | 1.4 mmol/dL | 0.2 mmol/dL | 1.3 mmol/dL | 2.2 mmol/dL |