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Complementary and alternative medicine approaches for children with autism

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Drug interactions and clinical pharmacy.

Abstract

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) patients are increasingly turning to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as a method of treatment. This therapy includes hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), casein-free/gluten-free diet (CF/GF), vitamin D, and music therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) may be used for autistic children to overcome cerebral hypoperfusion, and it has an anti-inflammatory effect. Casein free/ gluten-free diet has a good effect on autistic children by decreasing peptides resulting from the breaking down of these proteins. These peptides have a bad effect on the brain and cognitive functions. Vitamin D can relieve autism symptoms by repairing DNA mutations. Also, Vitamin D has anti-inflammatory and stimulates the immune system. More parents of autistic children use CAM therapies due to their safety and fewer side effects. CAM therapies need to be evaluated for their effectiveness in autistic children. Methods: This review compares several studies to determine the validity of these therapies and helps specialists decide in this regard. Results: Most of the studies support CAM therapies for relieving symptoms of autism, while few oppose these therapies. Conclusion: Complementary and alternative medicine are promising therapies and need more attention to prove their effectiveness.

DOI

10.21608/odr.2022.153907.1002

Keywords

Hyperbaric oxygen, casein, Gluten, Vitamin D

Authors

First Name

Asmaa S.

Last Name

Mohamed

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Affiliation

Assistant professor of clinical pharmacy, faculty of pharmacy, Port said university, Port said, Egypt

Email

asmaa.mohamed@pharm.psu.edu.eg

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Port said

Orcid

0000-0001-7755-2362

First Name

Hosam

Last Name

Ahmad

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Specialist Physician of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Chemistry, Egypt Ministry of Health and population, Minia, Egypt

Email

hosam.mohammed@psas.bsu.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Abdelrahman

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Professor of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

ahmedbaki220@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Usama

Last Name

Aly

MiddleName

F

Affiliation

Professor of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

Email

usfarghaly@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

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First Name

Khaled

Last Name

Khaled

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Professor of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.

Email

khaledak107@yahoo.com

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-

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-

Volume

1

Article Issue

1

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36747

Issue Date

2022-09-01

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2022-08-06

Publish Date

2022-09-01

Page Start

25

Page End

33

Print ISSN

2812-6351

Online ISSN

2812-636X

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2,486

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Octahedron Drug Research

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https://odr.journals.ekb.eg/

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Complementary and alternative medicine approaches for children with autism

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23 Jan 2023