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Awakening, a temporary revival of patients who have been akinetic, apathic and with no reaction for years following a large brain damage, has been observed after administration of drugs, but the mechanisms underlying them remain unknown. In a recent study, Arnst et al. report spectacular effects of Zolpidem on a 29 years old patient after … Read more

The new publication by the team of Christopher Gillberg in Sweden extends previous positive observations and adds important information to the numerous previous trials on using Bumetanide to treat autistic children. Even though they performed an open-label trial of just six children (3-14 years old), it is important to note that all the participants had severe ASD (CARS score above 39) without comorbidities … Read more

Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that affects about one in 100 children, with a prevalence four times higher in boys. The causes of this disorder remain unknown to date and no drug therapy is available. Treatment is only symptomatic and requires personalized educational therapies. We have been working for several years on the mechanism … Read more