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. 2019 Aug 7;11(8):e5341. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5341

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
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