Re: hbot on montel

April 29, 2006

I have met personally with the doctor who published the first study on HBOT and

autism. He continues to have great success with HBOT. He is a MD/PhD & has

been on staff at UCLA since the 60s I believe. His before and after spect scans

of kids with autism are very impressive. Why is it that HBOT goes against ?

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Doris and Steve <sjsmith@...> wrote:

you know - it distresses me to see this type of 'treatment' being promoted.

There's bit of a chat going on in one other group about

'oxidative stress' on the brain and this treatment.

I know parents have contacted Montel reps and have been told

'to present the evidence'.

Marcia - did you ever send Montel your son's success story?

doris

Kenitz will be featured on the Montel Show Monday, 1, 2006 on the

subject of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy which many people with autism are using

with success. She is also the Keynote speaker at the 2006 USAAA International

Conference, August 9-12, Park City, Utah.

Kenitz, Keynote Speaker

Degreed in psychology, Kenitz is the Executive Director of the

International Hyperbarics Association, a non-profit organization that promotes

Hyperbaric Therapy through education and research. Kenitz knows

firsthand the heartbreak and struggles of having a child with a disability. Her

youngest daughter, Grace, was diagnosed with a very rare mitochondrial disorder

that kept her in the hospital virtually for the first three years of her life.

Grace more recently has been diagnosed on the autism spectrum. did not

accept the recommendation to cease life-prolonging measures. And because of

that, Grace progressed to feed herself, recover from blindness, and at almost

7-years old, walk for the first time on January 20, 2006. has

interviewed for the Montel show and has a book and movie forthcoming.

Click here to read more about who was interviewed by Teri Small on

AutismOne Radio in March, 2006.

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April 29, 2006

initial success with HBOT, but what is it doing to the brain?

Is it creating a situation for alzheimers or dementia later in life?

What medical tests were done beforehand to say 'yes, this condition

needs this treatment'. Was bloodflow to the brain decreased?

Did a spect scan show this? Since the Dr ref'd below is on staff

at UCLA I'm sure he's aware of the work done at the UCLA- Nuclear

Medicine section with the Neurospect scan.

I'm monitoring a few discussions on other forums relating to HBOT.

a question posed: If a child has 'oxidative stress' then how could HBOT

be helpful? Wouldn't it add to that stress?

I know Dr G mentioned HBOT in the DVD from Mississippi.

doris

> you know - it distresses me to see this type of 'treatment' being

promoted.

> There's bit of a chat going on in one other group about

> 'oxidative stress' on the brain and this treatment.

>

> I know parents have contacted Montel reps and have been told

> 'to present the evidence'.

>

> Marcia - did you ever send Montel your son's success story?

>

> doris

>

> Kenitz will be featured on the Montel Show Monday, 1, 2006

on the subject of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy which many people with

autism are using with success. She is also the Keynote speaker at the

2006 USAAA International Conference, August 9-12, Park City, Utah.

>

> Kenitz, Keynote Speaker

> Degreed in psychology, Kenitz is the Executive Director of

the International Hyperbarics Association, a non-profit organization

that promotes Hyperbaric Therapy through education and research.

Kenitz knows firsthand the heartbreak and struggles of having

a child with a disability. Her youngest daughter, Grace, was

diagnosed with a very rare mitochondrial disorder that kept her in the

hospital virtually for the first three years of her life. Grace more

recently has been diagnosed on the autism spectrum. did not

accept the recommendation to cease life-prolonging measures. And

because of that, Grace progressed to feed herself, recover from

blindness, and at almost 7-years old, walk for the first time on

January 20, 2006. has interviewed for the Montel

show and has a book and movie forthcoming. Click here to read more

about who was interviewed by Teri Small on AutismOne Radio in

March, 2006.

>

> Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with

> the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the

> opinion of the Research Institute and/or the Parent Coalition.

>

April 29, 2006

If I'm not mistaken, kids with present with hyperperfusion in the

frontal regions and hypoperfusion in the temporal regions. At least

this was true for my son per his spect scan --- so increasing blood flow

in his frontal region would not help at all and might even create more

problems. I know that before finding Dr. G. we did a trial of a

typical ADD stimulant med - which increases blood flow to the frontal

region. It was a horrible experience that culminated after 9 days in a

petit mal seizure brought on by a stressful event.

Also, wouldn't HBOT just be a bandaid that treats a symptom, rather than

addressing the presumed immune dysfunction condition creating the

abnormal blood flow in the first place? My son improved drastically

overall once his immune system status improved (first, just by

identifying and removing foods her was allergic to) and even before we

started the additional meds (SSRIs and such).

Sandy

Rob or Sunseri wrote:

> What is the reason for the concern below? Have such side effects been

> found? The only question I know the answer to is the bloodflow one.

> The kids with autism had decreased blood flow to the frontal lobe

> prior to hbot, and normal flow after. This was shown on spect scans.

> Is there reason to believe hbot causes alzheimers? I have never heard

> that. I know that this particular doctor does not like high O2 & uses

> levels just barely higher than regular air (25% O2).

>

> I would like to e-mail him your questions. Can you give me more

> background on where your concerns come from so I can ask him?

>

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>

> drsmit6 <sjsmith@...> wrote:

> initial success with HBOT, but what is it doing to the brain?

> Is it creating a situation for alzheimers or dementia later in life?

> What medical tests were done beforehand to say 'yes, this condition

> needs this treatment'. Was bloodflow to the brain decreased?

> Did a spect scan show this? Since the Dr ref'd below is on staff

> at UCLA I'm sure he's aware of the work done at the UCLA- Nuclear

> Medicine section with the Neurospect scan.

>

> I'm monitoring a few discussions on other forums relating to HBOT.

> a question posed: If a child has 'oxidative stress' then how could HBOT

> be helpful? Wouldn't it add to that stress?

>

> I know Dr G mentioned HBOT in the DVD from Mississippi.

>

> doris

>

> > you know - it distresses me to see this type of 'treatment' being

> promoted.

> > There's bit of a chat going on in one other group about

> > 'oxidative stress' on the brain and this treatment.

> >

> > I know parents have contacted Montel reps and have been told

> > 'to present the evidence'.

> >

> > Marcia - did you ever send Montel your son's success story?

> >

> > doris

> >

> > Kenitz will be featured on the Montel Show Monday, 1, 2006

> on the subject of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy which many people with

> autism are using with success. She is also the Keynote speaker at the

> 2006 USAAA International Conference, August 9-12, Park City, Utah.

> >

> > Kenitz, Keynote Speaker

> > Degreed in psychology, Kenitz is the Executive Director of

> the International Hyperbarics Association, a non-profit organization

> that promotes Hyperbaric Therapy through education and research.

> Kenitz knows firsthand the heartbreak and struggles of having

> a child with a disability. Her youngest daughter, Grace, was

> diagnosed with a very rare mitochondrial disorder that kept her in the

> hospital virtually for the first three years of her life. Grace more

> recently has been diagnosed on the autism spectrum. did not

> accept the recommendation to cease life-prolonging measures. And

> because of that, Grace progressed to feed herself, recover from

> blindness, and at almost 7-years old, walk for the first time on

> January 20, 2006. has interviewed for the Montel

> show and has a book and movie forthcoming. Click here to read more

> about who was interviewed by Teri Small on AutismOne Radio in

> March, 2006.

> >

> > Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with

> > the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the

> > opinion of the Research Institute and/or the Parent Coalition.

> >

April 29, 2006

Well, I may very well have messed up my brain topography, so don't quote me on

what I said regarding the frontal lobe! I'll rephrase it and say the blood flow

was normalized after HBOT.

Dr. Heuser started out with HBOT (and published a study on HBOT and autism),

which caught the attention of other doctors who treat autism. Other doctors

then asked him if he was interested in getting more involved with the treatment

of autism, to which he said he most definately was. This was only a few years

ago.

He is also an expert on autoimmune encephalopathy which is not too different a

concept from the concept. He and those who are HBOT believers use HBOT

after the healing has begun (ie: the immune system has been restored). The

families that I know personally who have benefitted from HBOT credit it as what

restored their child's cognitive ability to normal after the autism itself was

halted by another means. He told me he would not waste my money having my son

do HBOT right now as my son is still very much under the control or autism.

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SandyD <sandy@...> wrote: