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ArticleInternal medicine journal2026

Ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy in Australia: insights from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Neha Kaul, Lillian King, Susanna Chen, Patrick Kwan, Terence J O'Brien

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Article in Internal medicine journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Neha KaulDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0790-5200
Lillian KingDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Susanna ChenDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Patrick KwanDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Terence J O'BrienDepartment of Epilepsy, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council APP1176426National Health and Medical Research Council APP2034258National Health and Medical Research Council GNT2025849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ketogenic diet therapy is an effective non-pharmacological treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy. Since the first item was listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in 2009, we report a 21.6-fold increase in annual PBS expenditure on items related to ketogenic diet therapy. This may reflect an increasing utilisation of ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy nationally.

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Diet, KetogenicDrug Resistant EpilepsyEpilepsyInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesAustraliaHumansdietary therapydrug‐resistant epilepsyepilepsyketogenic dietnutrition

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PMID42054353
PMCPMC13288301

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