Treatment of autism spectrum children with thiamine tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide: a pilot study.
@article{Lonsdale2002TreatmentOA, title={Treatment of autism spectrum children with thiamine tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide: a pilot study.}, author={Derrick Lonsdale and Raymond J. Shamberger and Tapan K. Audhya}, journal={Neuro endocrinology letters}, year={2002}, volume={23 4}, pages={ 303-8 } }
OBJECTIVES
In a Pilot Study, the clinical and biochemical effects of thiamine tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide (TTFD) on autistic spectrum children were investigated.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
Ten children were studied. Diagnosis was confirmed through the use of form E2, a computer assessed symptom score. For practical reasons, TTFD was administered twice daily for two months in the form of rectal suppositories, each containing 50 mg of TTFD. Symptomatic responses were determined through the use of…
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