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Autism Article 2008
Application of acupuncture and herbal remedies in cases of autism or autism spectrum disorders
Autism is a severe disorder neurological development begins at birth or within the first two years and a half years of life. 12 It is a disorder Spectrum (Autism Spectrum Disorder / ASD), which means that it affects people differently. Some children can speak, while others may have little or no speech have 13. Most autistic children are perfectly normal in appearance, but spend their time in strange and disturbing behavior which are significantly different from those of typical children. Less severe cases can be diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) or with the syndrome Asperger's (these children typically have normal speech, but they have many "autistic" and behaviors, social problems) 12.
Its cause is still a mystery, neurological studies suggest a dysfunction of the brain. 01 The basis of the disease can be neurochemicals, neurotransmitters, neurobiological (genetic basis), neuropsychological and neurophysiological (dysfunction of information processing complex). 02
In patients with autism ASD / transmission pulses / signals (information processing) between nerve cells in the brain can not process correctly or neurons (nerve cells) can not establish their precise coordination between other accordingly to connect neurons circuit through its rich network of neurons. Therefore, for this reason autism / ASD children suffering from various problems develop.
Autism / ASD is characterized by deficits in language, social communication, or imaginative symbolic play, 03 Cognition and little or no contact.Children eyes with autism / ASD usually have secondary problems such as aggressive behavior, irritability, stereotypies, hyperactivity, negativism, volatile emotions, temper tantrums, short attention and obsessive-compulsive behavior. 02
But the good news is that there is now a wide variety of treatment options that can be very useful. Some treatments can lead to great improvement. Now, autism is treatable. 04 In such conditions, with acupuncture therapy Herbal is very effective. Excellent results are achieved through the simultaneous application of acupuncture and herbal medicine in of ASD / autism and cerebral palsy in different countries.
There are several research papers, articles etc. that has been published worldwide about the effectiveness of acupuncture and herbs. Some mentionable quotes / statements, quoted these material promoting the effectiveness of these treatment methods.
About acupuncture therapy:
01. "The use of acupuncture in neurological disorders and development has been more recent a great extent. The World Health Organization (WHO) has reviewed and scalp acupuncture normalized (to treat neurological and developmental problems) in 1984. In 1988, WHO issued the first standard brochure on the scalp acupuncture. 05 "
02. "Cognitive (Better speech, memory and calculation stimuli) performance achieved by the latter group was due to the effect added acupuncture sessions, which increased the speed of blood flow to the brain. 03 "
"The majority had a functional improvement of varying degrees, depending on age and severity of their disability. Improvements were seen in a few sessions of acupuncture. 03 "
03. "Acupuncture points on the scalp and body have been found effective in treating children with brain dysfunction, resulting in an overall improvement in patient functional capacity. 02 "
"In a revolutionary new treatment, our research team has demonstrated for the first time in a clinical trial how acupuncture can improve with successfully dysfunction related to autism, by activating vital connections in the brain. We hypothesize that repetitive stimulation Specific acupuncture points can reconnect the neural circuit through its rich network of neurons in the cerebellum. improvement can lead by resignaling neural circuits via neurotransmitters such as serotonin / 5-HT, dopamine and neurochemicals such as cortisol. This reconnection cerebellar circuits, frontotemporal pathways can reverse basic dysfunction in autism, including attention, emotion, or hyperactivity, and open a road for the positive cognitive or communication skills. 02 "
04. "Many studies around the world for humans and animals have shown that scalp acupuncture is very effective in the treatment of neurological and development in children. Research shows that levels of certain hormones in the body and blood flow brain increases with this type of treatment. 06 "
05. "In this study, researchers have used acupuncture body for a longer period than this study. Concluding that there was significant improvement of the floor 12 of the study (13) CP subjects. 07 "
On therapy Herbal:
01) "Herb Bacopa has been used in several cases of autism with positive effects 08"
02) "Two chemicals in Bacopa Herb bacosides A and B, improve the transmission of impulses between nerve cells in the brain. These bacosides regenerate synapses and repair damaged neurons, making it easier to learn and remember new things. Bacopa also increases the level of serotonin, a brain chemical known to promote relaxation. The grass on the ability to stimulate brain function While anxiety reduction may explain why it helps treat ADHD, ASD. "There was an improvement significantly in verbal learning, memory consolidation, information processing early 09 "
03) "Herbs Gingo bilobaimproves blood supply to the brain and also increases the speed at which information transmitted to nerve cells. 10 "
04) "The reconstruction of networks neurons in the damaged brain is necessary for the therapeutic treatment of degenerative neurological diseases of development. Ginseng Herb showed powerful the regeneration of axons and synapses, and enhancement of memory impairment. Has also shown the extension neurite in normal and damaged cortical neurons. Trigonelline, a constituent of coffee beans demonstrated the regeneration of axons and dendrites, in addition to improving memory 11. "
Ref:
01. Href = "http://www.autism-pdd.net/"> Autism pdd.net
02. Journal of Neurological Sciences 2001 187 (Supp1): S329-330 "Can acupuncture help autism?", Wong V., Sun JG., Division of Pediatric neurodevelopment, D e Department of Pediatrics, T he University of Hong Kong, Proceedings of the 17th World Congress of Neurology (17-22 June 2003, London, United Kingdom).
03. Ref: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Volume-14, number-2, 2008, "Effect of acupuncture on the scalp language development in children with autism, H. Allam, MD, an NG Eldin, MD, 2 and G Helmy, Ph.D.1, 1Complementary Department of Medicine, National Center Research, Cairo, Egypt, 2Phoniatric Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Presented at the International Congress Research on Complementary Medicine, Munich, Germany, 11 to 13 May 2007.
04. Autism Research Institute-USA.
05. Acupuncture standard nomenclature. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines, Part 2 rev ed., 1991:11).
06. Acupuncture Research Journal, 1996, 21:7-9, observation TCD cerebral flow dynamics Blood: Inference with cerebral palsy [scalp treatment in Chinese]. Xiang L, Wang H, Li Z.)
07. ICMART Abstracts 2005; 107-108, "Acupuncture treatment of cerebral palsy and speech disorders" Fiala P, Stepanka R., Charles University, Czech Republic. )
08. Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Backgrounder.
09. Neuropsychopharmacology (2002) "Effects Bacopa on human memory "S. Roodenrys, D. Booth, S. Bulzomi, A. Phipps, C. Micallef and J. Smoker, Department of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Woolongong, Australia, Psychopharmacology – 2001, 156: 481-484, "the chronic effect of an extract of Bacopa on cognitive function in healthy subjects normal human "C. Stough, J. Lloyd, Australia.)
10. Dr. Simon Yu, prevention and cure Inc. St. Louis. USA.
11. Neurosignals 2005; 14:34-45, "Research on natural products associated with the regeneration of the neural network "C. Tohdaa, T. Kuboyamaa, b, K. Komatsu, b; aResearch Center for Ethnomedicines, Institute of Natural Medicine and b21st Century COE Program, University of Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical, Toyama, Japan.)
12. What is autism? Autism Research Institute San Diego, CA, USA.
13. Advice for parents of young children with autism: Autism Research Institute San Diego, CA, USA)
About the Author
Dr. Shariq H. Khan
BUMS(DU) MD-medicine (Clmb.) TRCS(Pak.) DAc(Cylon) DTCM(China)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Govt. Unani – Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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