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Innovative Autism Drug: Oxygen 		   
Summary Statement:

Originally used to treat navy seals recovering from scuba dives, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is now considered a powerful treatment of autism.

The FDA approved device uses a pressurized chamber to encourage the body to absorb oxygen. “It actually opens up the capillary beds in the arteries, increasing the flow of blood,” David S. Berger, M.D., a pediatrician at Wholistic Pediatrics in Tampa, Fla., told Ivanhoe. “Not only is oxygen, as a drug, being delivered to the end cells, but also nutrients,” Dr. Berger explained.

According to Dan Rossignol, M.D., a physician at International Child Development Resource Center in Melbourne, Fla., as many as 86 percent of autistic individuals suffer from cerebral hypoperfusion, or decreased blood flow to the brain. HBOT helps relieve the many autistic symptoms associated with this condition, like repetitive, self-stimulatory behaviors, social impairment, language difficulties, and lower IQ.
Tags:

oxygen,  HBOT,  chamber
Submission Date:

02/19/2008by: shannonj
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