To learn more about the ketogenic diet, check out these organizations and Web sites:
Charlie Foundation charliefoundation.org
Epilepsy.com
epilepsy.com/epilepsy/treatment_ketogenic_diet
Epilepsy Foundation epilepsyfoundation.org/about/treatment/ketogenicdiet
Johns Hopkins Epilepsy Center neuro.jhmi.edu/Epilepsy/keto.html
Keto Kids Support Group health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ketokids
Ketogenic Diet Meal Planner brothersoft.com/ketogenic-diet-meal-planner-194147.html
Mayo Clinic mayoclinic.com/health/ketogenic-diet/AN01887
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia rch.org.au/cep/treatments/index.cfm?doc_id=3313
Stanford University Medical Center stanford.edu/group/ketodiet
WebMD webmd.com/epilepsy/ketogenic-diet-for-epilepsy
Ketogenic diet versus antiepileptic drug treatment in drug resistant epilepsy clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00552526
Ketogenic diet for recurrent glioblastoma (ERGO) clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00575146
Efficacy of modified ketogenic diet (Atkins) in management of epilepsy clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00188500
Use of the Atkins diet for children with Sturge Weber syndrome clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00639730
Internet administration of the modified Atkins diet for adults with intractable epilepsy clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00436631
American Academy of Neurology Foundation neurofoundation.org 1-800-879-1960
The Brain MattersAAN patient website thebrainmatters.org
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ninds.nih.gov
Alzheimer's Association alz.org 1-800-272-3900
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center alzheimers.org 1-800-438-4380
Alzheimer's Foundation of America alzfdn.org 1-866-232-8484
Autism Society of America autism-society.org 1-800-3AUTISM (1-800-328-8476)
Autism Speaks, Inc. autismspeaks.org 212-252-8584
American Brain Tumor Association abta.org 800-886-2282
National Brain Tumor Society Braintumor.org 1-800-934-2873
United Cerebral Palsy ucp.org 1-800-872-5827
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, Inc. (BEBRF) blepharospasm.org 1-409-832-0788
Dystonia Foundation dystonia-foundation.org 1-800-377-DYST (1-800-377-3978)
National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association dysphonia.org 1-800-795-6732
Spasmodic Torticollis spasmodictorticollis.org 1-888-445-4588
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) CUREepilepsy.org 312-255-1801
Epilepsy Foundation epilepsyfoundation.org 1-800-332-1000
Sturge-Weber Foundation sturge-weber.com 1-800-627-5482
National Headache Foundation headaches.org 1-888-NHF-5552 (1-888-643-5552)
American Council for Headache Education achenet.org 1-856-423-0258
Migraine Research Foundation migraineresearchfoundation.org 212-249-5402
Hereditary Disease Foundation hdfoundation.org 212-928-2121
Huntington's Disease Society of America hdsa.org 1-800-345-HDSA (1-800-345-4372)
Hydrocephalus Association hydroassoc.org 1-888-598-3789
National Hydrocephalus Foundation nhfonline.org 1-888-857-3434
MSFriends msfriends.org 1-877-MSFRIENDS
MSWorld msworld.org 1-877-MSSUPPORT (1-877-677-8776)
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America msassociation.org 1-800-532-7667
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation msfocus.org 1-800-225-6495
National Multiple Sclerosis Society nationalmssociety.org 1-800-FIGHT-MS (1-800-344-4867)
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America myasthenia.org 1-800-541-5454
ALS Association alsa.org 1-800-782-4747
Moebius Syndrome Foundation moebiussyndrome.com 1-660-834-3406
Muscular Dystrophy Association mda.org 1-800-FIGHT-MD (1-800-344-4863)
Neuropathy Action Foundation neuropathyaction.org 1-877-512-7262
Neuropathy Association neuropathy.org 212-692-0662
Spastic Paraplegia Foundation, Inc. sp-foundation.org 1-877-773-4483
American Pain Foundation painfoundation.org 1-888-615-PAIN (1-888-615-7246)
National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain paincare.org 713-862-9332
American Parkinson Disease Association apdaparkinson.org 1-800-223-2732
International Essential Tremor Foundation essentialtremor.org 1-888-387-3667
Lewy Body Dementia Association lbda.org
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research michaeljfox.org 1-800-708-7644
National Ataxia Foundation ataxia.org 763-553-0020
National Parkinson Foundation parkinson.org 1-800-327-4545
Parkinson's Disease Foundation pdf.org 1-800-457-6676
Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy curepsp.org 1-800-457-4777
American Stroke Association strokeassociation.org 1-888-4-STROKE (1-800-478-7653)
National Stroke Association stroke.org 1-800-STROKES (1-800-787-6563)
Brain Injury Association of Americabiausa.org 1-800-444-6443
Brain Trauma Foundationbraintrauma.org 212-772-0608
National Spinal Cord Injury Association spinalcord.org 1-800-962-9629
Narcolepsy Network narcolepsynetwork.org 1-888-292-6522
National Sleep Foundation sleepfoundation.org 202-347-3471
To learn more, start with a Web search of medical billing advocate and medical billing review services. The Medical Billing Advocates of America offers an online list of advocates by state and referrals at no charge at billadvocates.com . For further information about health-related financial and insurance issues, contact:
The Patient Advocate Foundation, a non-profit organization that serves as a liaison between patients and insurers, employers, or creditors in order to resolve insurance issues related to life-threatening or debilitating illness.
patientadvocate.org 1-800-532-5274
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), which offers free health insurance counseling to people with Medicare.
shiptalk.org 1-800-633-4227.
The Patient Friendly Billing® Project, a collaborative effort among several organizations-including the Healthcare Financial Management Association, American Hospital Association, Medical Group Management Association, as well as physicians and others-working to promote clear, accurate financial communications with patients.
hfma.org/library/revenue/patientfriendlybilling