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| Michael G ChezSummaryAffiliation: California Pacific Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Elevation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in cerebrospinal fluid of autistic childrenMichael G Chez
Department of Neurology, Rosalind Franklin University, and the Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA
Pediatr Neurol 36:361-5. 2007..More controlled study of this potentially important observation may prove valuable...
Immune therapy in autism: historical experience and future directions with immunomodulatory therapyMichael G Chez
Pediatric Neurology and Autism Neurodevelopmental Program, Sutter Neuroscience Institute, Sacramento, California 95816, USA
Neurotherapeutics 7:293-301. 2010..Historical immune interventions in autism are reviewed and potential new therapies and interventions are discussed...- Neurologic treatment strategies in autism: an overview of medical intervention strategiesMichael G Chez
Department of Neurology, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA
Semin Pediatr Neurol 11:229-35. 2004..Future research into rational medical treatment options is desperately needed... - Memantine as adjunctive therapy in children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders: an observation of initial clinical response and maintenance tolerabilityMichael G Chez
Department of Neurology, Rosalind Franklin University The Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Child Neurol 22:574-9. 2007..Chronic use so far appears to have no serious side effects... - Immunizations, immunology, and autismMichael G Chez
Department of Neurology, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA
Semin Pediatr Neurol 11:214-7. 2004..The goal of this article is to allow child neurologists to effectively counsel parents of autistic patients about vaccination risks and treatment options in presumed cases of autoimmune dysfunction... - Frequency of epileptiform EEG abnormalities in a sequential screening of autistic patients with no known clinical epilepsy from 1996 to 2005Michael G Chez
Department of Neurology, Rosalind Franklin University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA
Epilepsy Behav 8:267-71. 2006..Of 176 patients treated with valproic acid, 80 normalized on EEG and 30 more showed EEG improvement compared with the first EEG (average of 10.1 months to repeat EEG)... - Frequency of EEG abnormalities in age-matched siblings of autistic children with abnormal sleep EEG patternsMichael G Chez
Autism and Epilepsy Specialty Services of Illinois, Ltd, Lake Bluff, IL, USA
Epilepsy Behav 5:159-62. 2004..The lack of similarity between sibling EEGs suggests that genetic factors alone do not explain the higher frequency of EEG abnormalities reported in ASDs... - Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of L-carnosine supplementation in children with autistic spectrum disordersMichael G Chez
Research Division, Autism and Epilepsy Specialty Services of Illinois, Ltd, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, USA
J Child Neurol 17:833-7. 2002..05). Improved trends were noted on other outcome measures. Although the mechanism of action of L-carnosine is not well understood, it may enhance neurologic function, perhaps in the enterorhinal or temporal cortex... - Treating autistic spectrum disorders in children: utility of the cholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine tartrateMichael G Chez
Autism and Epilepsy Specialty Services of Illinois, Ltd, USA
J Child Neurol 19:165-9. 2004..These improvements were statistically significant and supported the hypothesis that treatment with cholinergic enhancing drugs in autistic spectrum disorders yields positive therapeutic effects...