Guest guest Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 Hey Donna, Do you think it would help with lack of motivation and difficulty thinking? ________________________________ From: Dahlia <donnaaron@...> Sent: Mon, August 9, 2010 12:26:06 PM Subject: Re: Neurofeedback  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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