A diet high in fruit and steak could cure a deadly form of epilepsy, scientists have found.
Super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE) is the most severe classification of the brain condition, killing 60 per cent of sufferers.
But new research suggests that a ketogenic diet could be used in future as a life-saving treatment for patients.
High in fats and low in carbohydrates, the diet alters the activity of brain cells to prevent deadly fits, scientists claim.
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