Case Study: Rapid Complete Recovery From An Autism Spectrum Disorder After Treatment of Aspergillus With The Antifungal Drugs Itraconazole And Sporanox - PubMed
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Escalation of the dose of itraconazole resulted in a complete loss of all symptoms of autism over the course of three months. This rapid complete reversal of autism is consistent with several articles proposing mold in general and Aspergillus specifically as a potential major cause of autism.
  • xantoxis@lemmy.world
    16·
    1 year ago

    A bit sensationalized. This kid had a fungal infection that was causing ASD-like symptoms. They treated it. You can’t just give every ASD person antifungal drugs.

    • lemmus@lemmy.world
      9·
      1 year ago

      Absolutely. Given the mountain on misinformation, this headline is completely irresponsible.

      • RobotToasterOP
        1·
        1 year ago

        That’s generally how the titles of case reports are written.

    • RobotToasterOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      True, Autism being heterogeneous as it is, there may be quite a few different causes.

  • StringTheory@beehaw.org
    2·
    1 year ago

    Is there a difference in autism occurrence in deserts vs damp environments? Or in kids who spend a lot of time outdoors vs kids who spend a lot of time indoors?