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\u201cChildren using anti-epileptic medication have reduced plasma levels of vitamin E, a sign of vitamin E deficiency. So, doctors at the University of Toronto gave epileptic children 400 IU of vitamin E per day for several months, along with their medication. This combined treatment reduced the frequency of seizures in most of the children by over 60 percent. Half of them \u201chad a 90 to 100 percent reduction in seizures\u201d. This extraordinary result is also proof of the safety of 400 IU of vitamin E per day in children (equivalent to at least 800 to 1,200 IU\/day for an adult). \u201cThere were no adverse side-effects,\u201d said the researchers. It also provides a clear example of pharmaceutical use creating a vitamin deficiency, and an unassailable justification for supplementation.\u201d Ogunmekan AO, Hwang PA \u201cA randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of D-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), as add-on therapy, for epilepsy in children\u201d, Epilepsia, 1989 Jan-Feb; 30(1):84-9<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" http:\/\/www.doctoryourself.com\/omns\/v06n19.shtml \u201cChildren using anti-epileptic medication have reduced plasma levels of vitamin E, a sign of vitamin E deficiency. So, doctors at the University of Toronto gave epileptic children 400 IU of vitamin E per day for several months, along with their medication. This combined treatment reduced the frequency of seizures in most of the children … <\/p>\n