Document Category: Rehabilitation

AbstractAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) afects~2% of children in the United States. The etiology of ASD likely involves environ mental factors triggering physiological abnormalities in genetically sensitive individuals. One of these major physiological  abnormalities is mitochondrial dysfunction, which may afect a signifcant subset of children with ASD. Here we systemati cally review the literature on human …

Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder Read More »

A comprehensive literature search was performed to collate evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) with two primary objectives. First, featuresof mitochondrial dysfunction in the general population of children with ASD were identified.Second, characteristics of mitochondrial dysfunction in children with ASD and concomitant mitochondrial disease (MD) were compared with published literature of two …

Mitochondrial dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis Read More »

AbstractBackground: Several uncontrolled studies of hyperbaric treatment in children with autism have reported clinical improvements; however, this treatment has not been evaluated to date with acontrolled study. We performed a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial to assess the efficacy of hyperbaric treatment in children with autism.Methods: 62 children with autism recruited from 6 centers, ages …

Hyperbaric treatment for children with autism: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial Read More »

ABSTRACTObjective: To observe the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy on the treatment of sleep disorders and its safety in children with cerebral palsy (CP).Methods: A total of 71 recruited children were divided into two groups based on age: group 1, aged between 2 and 4 years; and group 2, aged between 4 and 6 years. The …

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is safe and effective for the treatment of sleep disorders in children with cerebral palsy Read More »

Objective: The present study aimed to assess the effect of intensive rehabilitation combined with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy on gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP).Methods: We carried out an open, observational, platform-independent study in 150 children with cerebral palsy with follow-up over eight months to compare the effects of standard intensive rehabili …

Intensive rehabilitation combined with HBO2 therapy in children with cerebral palsy: A controlled longitudinal study Read More »