Guest guest Posted July 13, 2002 Report Share Posted July 13, 2002 mjh, I had something called a neuro-physical assessment which is somewhat like neurofeedback. You can learn more about it by visiting www.themindspa.com . Good luck. Lamar foxhillers@... wrote: > Hiya all > Have any of you used neurofeedback to deal with gran mal seizures > and > other brain disorders? > Thanks > mjh > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2002 Report Share Posted July 13, 2002 Zoe, Yes, pls on the links. I'm about to order a unit for Charlie.... he so wants to be successful in school and with his heavy meds and other learning challenges, we hope this will be a good path for him. mjh In a message dated 7/13/02 2:59:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Zll51@... writes: > > Hi Marilyn, > I had neurofeedback training four years ago as I was getting my > seizures under control (Mine were complex partials which did not > often go into gran mals). My training was aimed at learning to > consciously produce a pattern of brain wave activity (dubbed SMR) > that is known to raise the seizure threshold. It was very helpful and > improved some of my brain injury difficulties as well. The brain > problems it helped with was my too extreme physical reactions to > emotional upsets, began to level out and stayed improved over the > years. > I have started neurofeedback training again here a few weeks ago. > This is similar training with a focus on improving my concentration > and attention span. I'm real impressed with it thus far. The program > we're using here is easier than what was used before. > Over a period of about thirty years now, neurofeedback training is > ranking about on par with drugs for improving seizure frequency and > intensity. Do you want a bunch of links to sites and articles? > Zoe > > > > Hiya all > > Have any of you used neurofeedback to deal with gran mal > seizures and > > other brain disorders? > > Thanks > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2002 Report Share Posted July 13, 2002 Hi Marilyn, I had neurofeedback training four years ago as I was getting my seizures under control (Mine were complex partials which did not often go into gran mals). My training was aimed at learning to consciously produce a pattern of brain wave activity (dubbed SMR) that is known to raise the seizure threshold. It was very helpful and improved some of my brain injury difficulties as well. The brain problems it helped with was my too extreme physical reactions to emotional upsets, began to level out and stayed improved over the years. I have started neurofeedback training again here a few weeks ago. This is similar training with a focus on improving my concentration and attention span. I'm real impressed with it thus far. The program we're using here is easier than what was used before. Over a period of about thirty years now, neurofeedback training is ranking about on par with drugs for improving seizure frequency and intensity. Do you want a bunch of links to sites and articles? Zoe > Hiya all > Have any of you used neurofeedback to deal with gran mal seizures and > other brain disorders? > Thanks > mjh > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2002 Report Share Posted July 13, 2002 Marilyn, I will fill your head with neurofeedback information. I had to laugh when I came across the press release just posted saying " psychological treatments are ineffective for epilepsy. " So why am I and numerous others seizure free when drugs and surgery failed? This abstract gives some perspective. Did you ever contact Donna s at the s\Reiter clinic (http://www.andrewsreiter.com)? I had a bad experience with buying a unit for myself. Are you and\or Charlie getting hands on training for how to use it properly? Where are you getting advice for this? You can check out the group on biofeedback, lots of professionals who can likely answer your questions. I'll send you more links, etc. later. Smiles, Zoe 1: Clin Electroencephalogr 2000 Jan;31(1):45-55 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut Basic concepts and clinical findings in the treatment of seizure disorders with EEG operant conditioning. Sterman MB. Department of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles 90085-1763, USA. Two issues concerning sensorimotor EEG operant conditioning, or biofeedback, as a therapeutic modality for the treatment of seizure disorders are the focus of this review. The first relates to the question of whether relevant physiological changes are associated with this procedure. This question is addressed through review of an extensive neurophysiological literature that is likely unfamiliar to many clinicians but that documents both immediate and sustained functional changes that are consistent with elevation of seizure thresholds. The second focuses on the clinical efficacy of this method and whether it should carry the designation of " experimental " . This designation is challenged through an assessment of over 25 years of peer-reviewed research demonstrating impressive EEG and clinical results achieved with the most difficult subset of seizure patients. Publication Types: Review Review, Tutorial PMID: 10638352 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 vilma_negron wrote: >Does anyone have experience with neurofeedback? > > I've been looking into this recently, too. Is it any good? Would love to hear from anyone who's tried it. Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 > > >Does anyone have experience with neurofeedback? > > > > > I've been looking into this recently, too. Is it any good? Would love > to hear from anyone who's tried it. > > Sara I am new to the whole subject of neurology, so please forgive me, but, What is neurofeedback? Thanks! Joanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Well, from what I can gather, it seems to measure which parts of the brain are active in certain activities and to reward and encourage desirable brain activity while not responding to the undersired. In ASD, the idea is to develop the areas of the brain required for focus, concentration or interaction with low levels of stimulation, enhancing the sensitivity in those areas. It works, or the ones I have heard of work, with a computer and a head set which picks up brain activity, and the patient/victim/player has to use the correct part of the brain to control a game or activity on the computer screen. The theory seems ok to me, but does anyone know if it works, and whether it is something that an ASD child will actually do? It seems to me that low-stimulus games which require you to use a part of the brain which is underdeveloped might be so dull that a child might well refuse to have anything to do with it. That said, of course the systems I've so far read about are staged, so that development can happen. Hence my interest in whether anyone has tried it and their actual experience. Please note: this is only what I have gathered from my initial reading about neurofeedback and I could be misunderstanding things completely! If there is anyone with a clearer, better picture, please post it! Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Hi Sara At a seminar I went to recently here in Brisbane (Australia), a local psychologist spoke about neuro-feedback. (Devin Houston also spoke at this seminar introducing me to enzymes.) From memory, you give a good description of how it works except rather than a specific part of the brain, it’s the brain waves which are being monitored. The psychologist has been doing some clinical studies to prove its efficacy though none are written up yet in the journals. I believe he was trying it with several different groups of children including ASD and having favourable results. The “game” the child is watching on-screen that he talked about specifically is rockets going through outer space – the child has to quicken up /slow down different rockets. I think he was working on devising a game for younger children and even babies. I have a video of the session so will have to watch it and get back to you with any further details. It was a fascinating session. Re: Neurofeedback Well, from what I can gather, it seems to measure which parts of the brain are active in certain activities and to reward and encourage desirable brain activity while not responding to the undersired. In ASD, the idea is to develop the areas of the brain required for focus, concentration or interaction with low levels of stimulation, enhancing the sensitivity in those areas. It works, or the ones I have heard of work, with a computer and a head set which picks up brain activity, and the patient/victim/player has to use the correct part of the brain to control a game or activity on the computer screen. The theory seems ok to me, but does anyone know if it works, and whether it is something that an ASD child will actually do? It seems to me that low-stimulus games which require you to use a part of the brain which is underdeveloped might be so dull that a child might well refuse to have anything to do with it. That said, of course the systems I've so far read about are staged, so that development can happen. Hence my interest in whether anyone has tried it and their actual experience. Please note: this is only what I have gathered from my initial reading about neurofeedback and I could be misunderstanding things completely! If there is anyone with a clearer, better picture, please post it! Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 I watched the video – apparently neurofeedback has been successfully used for 30 years or more for epilepsy. The speaker - see him at http://www.markdarlingneurotherapy.com/ - had been using it also to treat depression, anxiety, ADHD kids . . . and then his son was ASD and so he started looking at treating ASD kids about 4 years ago. The left parieto-temporal area and the left anterior cingulate gyrus have “non-normal” brain wave patterns in ASD kids (often have very high “anxiety” waves) so these are the areas that treatment targets. When target the temporal-parietal area, biggest effects are – emotional calming, reduced rages (esp in Asperger’s), increased eye contact and better speech When target anterior cingulate gyrus biggest effects are reduced need for routine, increased flexibility. Overall, there are improvements in sleep/wake cycle, normalizing effect on sensation and increased organization of memory and many more He has done one study with 20 kids in each of the test and control groups which demonstrated an average of 26% improvement in given parameters. He said that ASD kids need treatments over a longer period than the other kids he treats (eg ADHD) and that home / school treatments are a better way to go than going to his clinic. With that in mind, he is currently overseeing a pilot study in a small special school where he has trained the teachers to apply the sensors / adjust thresholds / etc and the treatment is part of the kids IEP. His website has some interesting testimonies, information and links. Re: Neurofeedback Well, from what I can gather, it seems to measure which parts of the brain are active in certain activities and to reward and encourage desirable brain activity while not responding to the undersired. In ASD, the idea is to develop the areas of the brain required for focus, concentration or interaction with low levels of stimulation, enhancing the sensitivity in those areas. It works, or the ones I have heard of work, with a computer and a head set which picks up brain activity, and the patient/victim/player has to use the correct part of the brain to control a game or activity on the computer screen. The theory seems ok to me, but does anyone know if it works, and whether it is something that an ASD child will actually do? It seems to me that low-stimulus games which require you to use a part of the brain which is underdeveloped might be so dull that a child might well refuse to have anything to do with it. That said, of course the systems I've so far read about are staged, so that development can happen. Hence my interest in whether anyone has tried it and their actual experience. Please note: this is only what I have gathered from my initial reading about neurofeedback and I could be misunderstanding things completely! If there is anyone with a clearer, better picture, please post it! Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 ! Thanks so much for this. It sounds so interesting. I'd be really glad to hear from you if you have any further thoughts, and if you can recall or rediscover the name of the psychologist concerned. My sister in law has two dyspraxic children in Oz, so even if I can't get the benefit here in the UK, at least she might over there. Thanks again! Sara Haks wrote: >I believe he was trying it with >several different groups of children including ASD and having favourable >results. > >The “game” the child is watching on-screen that he talked about >specifically is rockets going through outer space – the child has to >quicken up /slow down different rockets. I think he was working on >devising a game for younger children and even babies. I have a video of >the session so will have to watch it and get back to you with any >further details. It was a fascinating session. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 There is a ! group discussing these issues, autism-nf HTH Elena Re: Neurofeedback > ! > > Thanks so much for this. It sounds so interesting. I'd be really glad to > hear from you if you have any further thoughts, and if you can recall or > rediscover the name of the psychologist concerned. My sister in law has > two dyspraxic children in Oz, so even if I can't get the benefit here in > the UK, at least she might over there. Thanks again! > > Sara > > Haks wrote: > > >I believe he was trying it with > >several different groups of children including ASD and having favourable > >results. > > > >The “game” the child is watching on-screen that he talked about > >specifically is rockets going through outer space – the child has to > >quicken up /slow down different rockets. I think he was working on > >devising a game for younger children and even babies. I have a video of > >the session so will have to watch it and get back to you with any > >further details. It was a fascinating session. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Wow, , thank you so much! Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 I dont blame you we all need to vent its good .I would like to say these drugs are or can be very powerful alone or when combined with another Take your time do research talk to your pharmacist not the doctor about medicnesA pharmacist may be able to tell you more in detail after all they are drug information specialists. and from my experience personally the doctors just write the perscription they are not for me when it comes to questions about drugs good luck hopefully you find the right drug.berta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 I have heard good things about it. My sons' psychologist is trained in Neurofeedback and runs a clinic here. The downfall, from what I've heard, is the cost and the intensity you need to conduct it to get good results. Lots of parents around here are in debt from doing it. I guess insurance reimburses some but not all. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 My Son had neurofeedback, and my advice is the more times you can have it done every week, like at least 3 times in a week, the better it will help, my son had a lot of results with it for insomnia and anxiety. My Mom also had it and it helped her with PTSD. So it does work, but only if you can get at least 3 sessions in on a week, when he only went 1-2 times, I didn't notice any difference. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Has anyone used neurofeedback withtheir child? If so,could you share your experience. thanks sharon myra.bauza@... wrote: I can only tell you that my son did not sleep a full night until about 3.5 yrs old. He would get up several times a night. I didn't do anything different to change things. I just stuck with a nightly routine almost to the minute. And that seem to work. Today, he knows that he goes to bed right after a certain tv show. He doesn't fight it. And he sleeps 10-11hrs a night. I paid my dues! " apraxiaconcerns " <apraxiaconcerns@ > To Sent by: childrensapraxian cc et@... m Subject [ ] sleep concerns 01/29/2008 11:53 AM Please respond to childrensapraxian et@... m I have a 3 year old daughter recently diagnosed with apraxia now receiving ST, OT, on Omegas, Vit E. She is a very energetic little girl who has never been a very good sleeper. Unfortunately, for the past five months she has been tossing and turning from about 12 am to 3 am and will usually get out of bed numerous times during this time period. We have tried behavioral interventions, have had her off of naps for some time, and now at the recommendation of our developmental pediatrician, have started 2 mg of Melatonin per night with no results. Has anyone had to deal with this problem and if so, any suggestions? ----------------------------------------- This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Although this transmission and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by JP Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers. Sharon Lang --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 I am currently doing it for my 16 yr old that has a seizure disorder. It has been a positive treatment for her in many ways. Dramatic decrease in seizures, improvement in school, better mood, better focus. My daughter is med free, however she is making nutritional changes, and taking supplements that support brain function. I highly recommend it from a practitioner with good credentials. We are going to the EEGInstitute.com in Woodland Hills, CA We have not tackled the mercury in her system yet, as I want her seizures to be controlled (per Andy's suggestion). She is not autistic, but as a child had speech delay. > > hihi > I am thinking of starting neurofeedback for my 6 yrs old son. > Anyone who has done this for your kid....please both positive and negative experience. > many thanks > daisy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Daisy, What symptoms are you specifically trying to improve? Do you have a practitioner picked out? Where do you live? > > hihi > I am thinking of starting neurofeedback for my 6 yrs old son. > Anyone who has done this for your kid....please both positive and negative experience. > many thanks > daisy > > > Toolbar is now powered with Search Assist.Download it now! > http://sg.toolbar./ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 hi, daisy - we are doing NF with our 4 yr old. he has had 4 or 5 sessions. He enjoys it and seems relaxed and engaged while he's doing it. after only a few sessions, it is difficult to measure his success. however, NF is the only new intervention we're doing right now so it seems fair to attribute at least some of his recent changes to it. the latest thing our guy is doing is asking " where " questions for the first time. " Where is grandma? " and " mommy, where are you? " so that's pretty major. some of the reasons we chose to do NF (because it's expensive for us) is that we felt our son would like it (and therefore do it), and of the alternative therapies we were considering, we thought it would be one the most powerful. that is after discussing it with our DAN doctor and the behavioral therapist in her practice. i thought our son would like it because he loves tv/computer screen time and we don't give him any. knowing that he would enjoy it definitely played a role in our decision. hope this helps, maggie > > > > > hihi > > I am thinking of starting neurofeedback for my 6 yrs old son. > > Anyone who has done this for your kid....please both positive and > negative experience. > > many thanks > > daisy > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 It hasn't come up here much. Just sent out a tweet about this and will let you know if anyone answers at Twitter. But in the meantime here are some archives and one research study I found: ADHD and Stuttering: Similar EEG Profiles Suggest Neurotherapy as an Adjunct to Traditional Speech Therapies These similarities suggest that neurofeedback, which has proven successful in the treatment of ADHD, may hold promise as a viable adjunct treatment to traditional speech therapies for stuttering. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a902215698~db=all Product that has come up here http://www.playattention.com/answers/neurofeedback/ Archive; Re: [ ] help and advice from South Africa!! Dear Temesgen, I have had varying reports of neurofeedback, and believe that it is largely what suits the individual child. Paediatric Occupational therapy, however, is pretty well essential - integrating sensory information so that it is stored in the brain accurately and can be reliably recalled to use. If you would like to send me your postal address, we shall send you an information pack! I look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Judy. Judy Davies Q.S.M The Dyspraxia Centre P.O.Box 20292 Bishopdale CHRISTCHURCH Phone:03 359 7072 Fax: 03 359 7074 email: praxisnz@... Website: www.dyspraxia.org.nz [ ] help and advice from South Africa!! > Greetings from South Africa!! > > Our son, Amanuel, was formally diagnosed as having developmental > dyspraxia in October 2003. By that time he was 5 years and six > months old (His date of Birth is May 4, 1998). We had never heard of > dyspraxia, before that. WWe are now coping with stress and > depression. > > Currently we heard about neurofeedback. Before deciding taking our > Amanuel overseas for neurofeedback training we need some > explanations if you recommend the trial!! > > With best regards!! > > Temesgen > > ***************************************************************** > * Temesgen Zewotir > * School of Mathematics, Statistics and Information Technology > * Statistics and Biometry Division > * University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg > * Private Bag X01 > * sville 3209 > * SOUTH AFRICA > * email: zewotir@... zewotir at nu.ac.za ===== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Hi Vinutha, I'm just starting to look into this myself. It looks like it was originally developed to treat seizures but has been found to be very useful for alot of other disorders. A type of neurofeedback called LENS has come to my attention which sounds interesting- google Larsen or Dr. Ochs on this one. From what I've read this treatment can be very effective, but you don't see much publicity about it because (in my humble opinion) unlike pharmaceuticals there isn't tons and tons of money to be made. Good luck! Tamsin ________________________________ From: vinutha c shekhar <chendu@...> Sent: Sun, October 25, 2009 8:56:27 PM Subject: [ ] neurofeedback Hello, Is anyone familar with neurofeedback therapy? Can you provide me with some info on it. Thanks Vinutha Shekar ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! http://thirdpartyof fers.juno. com/TGL2141/ fc/BLSrjpTFoYdxv 9rCALsLK9QQcvjYk dpbPFZV4lFiric5Q rJwkHmpRo1bau8/ __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 We did neurofeedback and saw mild improvements. Our son was slightly happier and less anxious. I would do it again some day, I do think it does something. Maggied. > > Hi group, > Thanks for the recent help-started working on issues. > > New questions -has anyone done Neurofeedback and seen good results. > I am looking for the social piece. > > Thanks, > Alice > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 We did Neurofeedback for my 7 yo son who is diagnosed as PDD-NOS/ADHD. We did see some good things such as focusing better to be able to read a whole book but overall his behaviors (yeast and some refusing to do things)kept getting in the way and we felt at 30 sessions he couldn't proceed until the behaviors got more under control so we quite for now. If your child doesn't have many behavior issues, then I would definitely try it because it did benefit us until the behaviors became an issue. Make sure to find a doctor that specializes in this for ADHD/Autism and not just any Psychologist that states they do Neurofeedback. Also there is a group called neurofeedback that you might want to check out and ask questions. Sandy > > > > Hi group, > > Thanks for the recent help-started working on issues. > > > > New questions -has anyone done Neurofeedback and seen good results. > > I am looking for the social piece. > > > > Thanks, > > Alice > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Can anyone tell me how Dr Goldberg feels about neurofeedback? Will he allow his patients to do this? Thank you! Sheryl Sent from my iPhone On Aug 8, 2010, at 3:42 PM, " ElyseG " <elyse-g@...> wrote: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20643381 Neurotherapeutics. 2010 Jul;7(3):283-92. Immune dysfunction in autism: a pathway to treatment. Careaga M, Van de Water J, Ashwood P. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California at , Sacramento, California 95817, USA. Abstract Autism is a complex and clinically heterogeneous disorder with a spectrum of symptoms. Clinicians, schools, and service agencies worldwide have reported a dramatic increase in the number of children identified with autism. Despite expanding research, the etiology and underlying biological processes of autism remain poorly understood, and the relative contribution from genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors remains unclear. Although autism affects primarily brain function (especially affect, social functioning, and cognition), it is unknown to what extent other organs and systems are disrupted. Published findings have identified widespread changes in the immune systems of children with autism, at both systemic and cellular levels. Brain specimens from autism subjects exhibit signs of active, ongoing inflammation, as well as alterations in gene pathways associated with immune signaling and immune function. Moreover, many genetic studies have indicated a link between autism and genes that are relevant to both the nervous system and the immune system. Alterations in these pathways can affect function in both systems. Together, these reports suggest that autism may in fact be a systemic disorder with connections to abnormal immune responses. Such immune system dysfunction may represent novel targets for treatment. A better understanding of the involvement of the immune response in autism, and of how early brain development is altered, may have important therapeutic implications. © 2010 The American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. PMID: 20643381 [PubMed - in process] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 Thank you so much for answering so quickly. It's a great relief. Sheryl Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2010, at 10:26 AM, " Dahlia " <donnaaron@...> wrote: Dr. Goldberg is very supportive of Neurofeedback. We did it for six months, with good results, for about six months. It is NOT a cure by any means, but my son showed improved skills in several areas and his brain-map (measurement of brainwave activity) showed marked improvement. Donna > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20643381 > > Neurotherapeutics. 2010 Jul;7(3):283-92. > > Immune dysfunction in autism: a pathway to treatment. > Careaga M, Van de Water J, Ashwood P. > > Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California at , Sacramento, California 95817, USA. > > Abstract > Autism is a complex and clinically heterogeneous disorder with a spectrum of symptoms. Clinicians, schools, and service agencies worldwide have reported a dramatic increase in the number of children identified with autism. Despite expanding research, the etiology and underlying biological processes of autism remain poorly understood, and the relative contribution from genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors remains unclear. Although autism affects primarily brain function (especially affect, social functioning, and cognition), it is unknown to what extent other organs and systems are disrupted. Published findings have identified widespread changes in the immune systems of children with autism, at both systemic and cellular levels. Brain specimens from autism subjects exhibit signs of active, ongoing inflammation, as well as alterations in gene pathways associated with immune signaling and immune function. Moreover, many genetic studies have > indicated a link between autism and genes that are relevant to both the nervous system and the immune system. Alterations in these pathways can affect function in both systems. Together, these reports suggest that autism may in fact be a systemic disorder with connections to abnormal immune responses. Such immune system dysfunction may represent novel targets for treatment. A better understanding of the involvement of the immune response in autism, and of how early brain development is altered, may have important therapeutic implications. © 2010 The American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. > > PMID: 20643381 [PubMed - in process] > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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