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==== Other ==== Helmets may be used to provide protection to the head during a seizure. Some claim that [[seizure response dog]]s, a form of [[service dog]], can predict seizures.<ref name=Doh2007/> Evidence for this, however, is poor.<ref name=Doh2007>{{cite journal | vauthors = Doherty MJ, Haltiner AM | title = Wag the dog: skepticism on seizure alert canines | journal = Neurology | volume = 68 | issue = 4 | pages = 309 | date = January 2007 | pmid = 17242343 | doi = 10.1212/01.wnl.0000252369.82956.a3 | s2cid = 33328776 | citeseerx = 10.1.1.1003.1543 }}</ref> [[cannabis (drug)|Cannabis]] has also been used for the management of seizures that do not respond to anti-seizure medications. Research on its effectiveness is ongoing, but current research shows that it does reduce seizure frequency.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lattanzi |first1=Simona |last2=Trinka |first2=Eugen |last3=Striano |first3=Pasquale |last4=Rocchi |first4=Chiara |last5=Salvemini |first5=Sergio |last6=Silvestrini |first6=Mauro |last7=Brigo |first7=Francesco |year=2021 |title=Highly Purified Cannabidiol for Epilepsy Treatment: A Systematic Review of Epileptic Conditions Beyond Dravet Syndrome and Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome |journal=CNS Drugs |language=en |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=265–281 |doi=10.1007/s40263-021-00807-y |pmc=8005394 |pmid=33754312 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Elliott |first1=Jesse |last2=DeJean |first2=Deirdre |last3=Clifford |first3=Tammy |last4=Coyle |first4=Doug |last5=Potter |first5=Beth K. |last6=Skidmore |first6=Becky |last7=Alexander |first7=Christine |last8=Repetski |first8=Alexander E. |last9=Shukla |first9=Vijay |last10=McCoy |first10=Bláthnaid |last11=Wells |first11=George A. |year=2020 |title=Cannabis-based products for pediatric epilepsy: An updated systematic review |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31865133 |journal=Seizure |volume=75 |pages=18–22 |doi=10.1016/j.seizure.2019.12.006 |issn=1532-2688 |pmid=31865133 |via=PubMed}}</ref> A [[ketogenic diet]] or [[modified Atkins diet]] may help in those who have epilepsy who do not improve following typical treatments, with evidence for its effectiveness growing.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Martin-McGill |first1=Kirsty J. |last2=Bresnahan |first2=Rebecca |last3=Levy |first3=Robert G. |last4=Cooper |first4=Paul N. |title=Ketogenic diets for drug-resistant epilepsy |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |date=24 June 2020 |volume=2020 |issue=6 |pages=CD001903 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD001903.pub5 |pmid=32588435 |pmc=7387249 |issn=1469-493X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Devi |first1=Nagita |last2=Madaan |first2=Priyanka |last3=Kandoth |first3=Nidhun |last4=Bansal |first4=Dipika |last5=Sahu |first5=Jitendra Kumar |year=2023 |title=Efficacy and Safety of Dietary Therapies for Childhood Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis |journal=JAMA Pediatrics |language=en |volume=177 |issue=3 |pages=258–266 |doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5648 |pmc=9887534 |pmid=36716045 }}</ref>
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