Effect of homeopathic medication on the cognitive and motor performance of autistic children (Pilot study)
2008
Autism is an infantile disorder of development characterized by deficits in social interaction, communication and unusual and repetitive behavior. Diagnosis is essentially grounded on behavioral tests and there is no pharmacological specific treatment, treatment is merely symptomatic. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the effect of homeopathic remedies on the cognitive and motor development in children with infantile autism. It is presented the evolution of 7 out of 30 children that already were evaluated twice with Psychoeducational Profile Revised (PEP-R), the first was performed before and the second 4-10 months after the onset of homeopathic treatment. Remedies were selected according to similarity between pathogenetic and repertory data and the general symptoms of autism, as well as specific individualization of symptoms in each case, and included organotherapics chosen according to studies related to the brain areas affected by autism. Results showed a positive interference of homeopathic treatment on development and behavior. These results encourage us to continue the study with a larger number of patients.(AU) O autismo e um disturbio do desenvolvimento caracterizado por deficiencias na interacao social, comunicacao e conduta inusual e repetitiva. O diagnostico esta essencialmente baseado em testes de conduta; nao ha tratamento farmacologico especifico; o tratamento e meramente sintomatico. O objetivo do presente estudo consiste em demonstrar o efeito dos medicamentos homeopaticos no desempenho cognitivo e motor de criancas com autismo infantil. Apresenta-se a evolucao de 7 das 30 criancas incluidas no estudo, ja testadas 2 vezes atraves do Perfil Psicoeducativo Revisado (PEP-R), o primeiro teste foi aplicado antes do inicio de tratamento, e o segundo 4 a 10 meses apos. os medicamentos foram escolhidos de acordo com a semelhanca entre os dados patogeneticos e repertoriais e os sintomas gerais do autismo, assim como tambem os sintomas especificamente individualizados de cada caso. Foram tambem utilizados organoterapicos, escolhidos em funcao de estudos que apontam para as areas cerebrais afetadas no autismo. Os resultados mostram uma interferencia positiva do tratamento homeopatico no desenvolvimento e a conduta. Esses resultados nos encorajam a continuar este estudo numa populacao maior de pacientes.(AU)
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