by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 1, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, News-Maybe-Worthy, Treatment, Vaccines
For most of my three and a half decade career, I practiced conventional medicine as fed to me by my medical school (Thomas Jefferson University), my specialty training (Emory University), my practices in Florida and throughout the US, and the drug companies’...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 29, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Chelation, HBOT for ASD, Patient experiences
What’s the bottom, bottom line? Just a second…(as my grandmother used to say) In my practice, I spend time advising about HBOT and I try to accept that each parent is doing what they think will be best with the resources that they have (could have, wish to...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 27, 2011 | >ALL<, HBOT for ASD
If the holy grail of HBOT therapies is to promote new neural connections, then the gold standard of objective evidence could be this technology. Single photon emission computed tomography creates images of the brain which combine multiple 2-D views left by a special...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 23, 2011 | >ALL<, HBOT for ASD
According to all available scientific evidence, state-of-the-art treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder should include an appropriate medical workup, leading to treatment plans that include medical and conventional behavioral therapies. Parents strive to learn about...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 22, 2011 | >ALL<, HBOT for ASD
How it works: Until more is known about the cause(s) of autism, the holy grail of treatment is to create new neural connections to overcome the apparent lack of typically functioning network linkages in both sensory and motor pathways. Various areas of the brain have...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 18, 2011 | >ALL<, HBOT for ASD
HBOT chambers that are used to improve the symptoms of infantile autism come in two flavors – SOFT and HARD: The soft chamber is made of plastic, and the hard chamber is made of glass and steel. The advantages of the soft chamber – also known as...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 13, 2011 | >ALL<, HBOT for ASD
As a pediatrician who practices developmental medicine with extra training in “DAN” protocols, I am often asked about my thoughts about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy – a treatment that involves putting the patient into a chamber that has increased oxygen...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 12, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Patient experiences, Reversing autism
In general, I’m a pretty hyper- and passionate doctor. I took care of premature babies for 25 years and, when faced with a medical problem in one of my tiny patients, I needed to act quickly and decisively. Those precious few moments could decide how a child...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 11, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Nutrition, Patient experiences, Reversing autism
Here’s the scene: A really difficult patient comes to my office with many, many problems. “Stims” are way out of control. Language is at a bare minimum, if at all. Most importantly, the child looks sick! So, I go about the usual sequence of intensive...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 7, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, News-Maybe-Worthy, Vaccines
Big news this week. Breaking news on CNN and most of the networks. Brian Deer, a British jounalist, has come out with a report that the previous work of Dr. Andrew Wakefield was not only incorrect, it was a fabricated lie! Here is the concluding paragraph of Dr....
