Stem Cell Treatment for Autism
USE OF STEM CELLS TO TREAT THE MAJOR SYMPTOMS OF AUTISM DISORDER.
Autism
Autism is a complex brain developmental disorder that is characterized by impaired social interactions, communication difficulties, obsessive attachment to routines and repetition, and often an extreme dislike of certain sounds, textures and tastes. Autism usually surfaces in the first three years of life and may vary in severity from mild to disabling. Depending on degree of severity, some children with autism may develop into independent adults with full time employment and self-sufficiency; however this is seldom the case (2). There is no known single cause but abnormalities in brain function are generally attributed to environmental, immunological and neurological factors.
It is reported as one of the fastest-growing developmental disabilities in the US, with diagnoses having increased by staggering proportions in the last decade. An estimated 1.5 million children and adults in the U.S. currently (as at 2007) have some form of autism. Presenting these statistics another way; autism spectrum disorders are believed to affect approximately 1 in 166 children.
At this time there is no universally-accepted therapy or cure for autism. Current approaches are behavioural, medical (treatment of anxiety and depression), nutritional (restriction of allergy-associated dietary components/ supplementation of minerals and vitamins/antioxidant therapy) or a combination of these.
Stem Cells to treat autism: the administration of CD34+ umbilical cord cells and mesenchymal cells are proposed as novel treatments for the two pathologies associated with autism – hypo perfusion to the brain and immune dysregulation. Using these two kinds of stem cells together may potentially heal both the brain and the gut.
Details on Autism: http://www.stemcellgf.org/Autism.aspx
Details on other diseases – Please visit http://stemcellgf.org/Diseases.aspx
Interested in cord blood banking – Please visit http://stemcellgf.org/provider-cord-blood-banking.aspx
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