KetoCal Supports Rare Disease Day 2015!

KetoCal is a medical food used by individuals with intractable epilepsy who are on a ketogenic diet. Within the category of intractable epilepsy, there are many different seizure disorders, many of which are rare diseases. KetoCal is also used by individuals with rare metabolic disorders that are managed with a ketogenic diet, including GLUT1 Deficiency Syndrome and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (PDHD). Many individuals in our KetoCal community are living with rare disease, so we wanted to take this opportunity to show our support for Rare Disease Day 2015rdd-logo

Below is a list of just some of the rare diseases within the ketogenic diet community. Please note that this list contains only the rare diseases that we are aware of from talking with caregivers and healthcare providers of individuals living with these diseases; If we are missing one that is important to you, please let us know. If you get a chance, please take a moment to click on the links to learn more about these rare conditions.

Rare Disease Day 2015 is on February 28th. To learn more about Rare Disease Day, and how to get involved, visit http://www.rarediseaseday.org/.

Rare Disease: Numbers: Learn more:
GLUT1 Deficiency Syndrome About 500 cases have been diagnosed worldwide http://www.g1dfoundation.org/
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (PDHD) Several hundred cases reported https://www.rarediseases.org/rare-disease-information/rare-diseases/byID/413/viewFullReport
Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy (Doose Syndrome) Estimated 1 in 10,000 http://doosesyndrome.org/
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Estimated 1 in 10,000 http://www.tsalliance.org/pages.aspx?content=2
Rett Syndrome Estimated 1 in 10,000 females (very rare in males) https://www.rettsyndrome.org
Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (Dravet Syndrome) Estimated 1 in 30,000 http://www.dravetfoundation.org/
Infantile Spasms (West Syndrome) Estimated 2-3.5 in 10,000 http://www.infantilespasmsinfo.org/index.php
Lennox-Gaustaut Syndrome Estimated  1 in 50,000-100,000 http://www.lgsfoundation.org/
Angelman Syndrome Estimated 1 in 15,000 http://www.angelman.org/
Landau Kleffner Syndrome Unknown http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/types-epilepsy-syndromes/landau-kleffner-syndrome
Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Estimated 1 in 1,000,000 http://ahckids.org/ or http://cureahc.org/