高壓氧治療對自閉症有益
佛羅里達州國際兒童發展資源中心的Dan Rossignol博士說，自閉症高壓療法的使用在美國越來越受歡迎。
接受治療的兒童在整體功能，接受語言，社交互動，眼神交流以及感覺或認知意識方面均表現出顯著改善。
總體而言，治療組中80％的患者有改善，而對照組為38％。
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Oxygen therapy benefit in autism
Autism is more often diagnosed in boys
A decompression chamber may help children with autism, say researchers.
After 40 hours of hyperbaric treatment autistic children showed significant improvements in social interaction and eye contact compared with controls.
The BMC Pediatrics study could not show if the results were long-lasting but should prompt further investigation of the treatment, the US team said.
One theory is that oxygen can help reduce inflammation and improve flow of oxygen to brain tissue.
Hyperbaric treatment - effectively giving high concentrations of oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure - has been shown to have some benefit in other neurological conditions such as foetal alcohol syndrome and cerebral palsy.
We're certainly not talking about a cure, we're talking about improvements in behaviour, improving certain functions and quality of life
Study leader, Dr Dan Rossignol
Some studies have looked at the treatment in children with autism but they have not compared with a dummy procedure raising questions around a "placebo effect".
In the latest study, carried out at six centres in the US, 62 children aged two to seven with autism were randomly assigned to receive 40 hours of treatment over a month with 24% oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure (1.3 atm) or normal air in a slightly pressurised room (1.03 atm).
Children who received the treatment showed significant improvements in overall functioning, receptive language, social interaction, eye contact, and sensory or cognitive awareness.
In all, 30% in the treatment group were rated by doctors as "very much improved" or "much improved" compared with 8% of those in the control group.
Overall, 80% in the treatment group improved compared with 38% of controls.
Behaviour
Study leader, Dr Dan Rossignol from the International Child Development Resource Centre, in Florida, said the use of hyperbaric therapy for autism has been gaining popularity in the US where parents can buy their own hyperbaric chamber if they have a spare $14-17,000.
He said the findings would be quite controversial and he too was initially very sceptical of the idea but was prompted to do more research after the treatment showed benefits for his two sons who have autism.
"We're certainly not talking about a cure, we're talking about improvements in behaviour, improving certain functions and quality of life.
"The next step is to try to find out which kids do respond, because it's an expensive treatment - it may be that kids with more inflammation respond better.
We also don't know about long-term effects - it could be a transitory effect
Richard Mills, Research Autism
"It would also be nice to know how long the treatment lasts, and the finding needs to be confirmed."
Richard Mills, research director at Research Autism, said this was the first well-designed study looking at the therapy.
"We know this kind of therapy is useful in a number of neurological conditions and that's been well established.
"What we don't know is how useful it is in autism, what we could be seeing is an improvement in other neurological conditions that go alongside autism.
"We also don't know about long-term effects - it could be a transitory effect."
Professor Philip James, an expert in hyperbaric medicine at the University of Dundee, said the pressure used was no more than that used to pressurise an aircraft cabin on the ground.
He added that oxygen was the "controller of inflammation" but also had other effects on regulation of genes and tissue regeneration.
But even if proven, the treatment may not be for everybody.
"When you have any condition, there are people who have too much damage to get better."
"All the oxygen is doing is bringing things towards normal."
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Spotlight on America: The battle to help cure concussions
by DUANE POHLMAN, Sinclair Broadcast Group
Tuesday, January 28th 2020
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Spotlight on America: The battle to help cure concussions (SBG)
WASHINGTON (SBG) - Legendary linebacker Dave Robinson is at a clinic in Bethesda, Maryland doing something he seldom did as a hall of fame player, laying down. Robinson is taking his first "dive" into a hyperbaric chamber.
Spotlight on America: The battle to help cure concussions
Spotlight on America: The battle to help cure concussions (SBG)
While the FDA approves hyperbaric oxygen treatment, also known as HBOT for 14 conditions, it has yet to approve it for treating brain injuries.
17 peer-reviewed studies have show HBOT can heal injured brains. Dr. Joe Maroon, a neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers has also come out in favor of the treatment.
Spotlight on America: The battle to help cure concussions (SBG)
"It reduces inflammation in the body and also helps promote the formation of stem cells that can differentiate into new brain cells."
It's an important breakthrough because doctors now say brain injuries are at the center of countless cases of depression and death tied to suicides, including military veterans and professional athletes.
Robinson, who helped lead the Green Bay Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowl's was known for his aggressive tackling but took a lot of hits, too. Concussions left Robinson foggy about the games he played in.
Spotlight on America: The battle to help cure concussions (SBG)
"I could talk to you and everything we said tomorrow, I’ll forget most of it."
Robinson found out about HBOT at the Pro Football Retired Players Association where he and other hall of famers including Mike Singletary, Mike Haynes, Ron Mix and Billy Joe Dupree are on the board of directors.
HBOT experts are on the agenda a lot here, and one of the major issues discussed is how insurance will not pay for treatments at this time.
Spotlight on America: The battle to help cure concussions (SBG)
And like most NFL players who played before 1993, Robinson does not receive enough in his monthly pension to pay for the treatments he needs.
Executive Director of the Pro Football Retired Players Association Bob Schmidt is leading a push to get the NFL to provide regional HBOT clinics where current and retired players can help at no cost.
But at 78 years old, Robinson says he knows he's racing against the clock.
Spotlight on America: The battle to help cure concussions (SBG)
"I don’t want to get to that point where I don’t’ recognize my friends, don’t know where I am."
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