June 3, 2011 Physicians will have a better guide for more
effectively managing treatment of children experiencing seizures
related to autism with the results of a study by researchers at
Arizona State University and the University of Texas-Houston.
From 25 to 35 percent of people with autism will eventually
experience full-scale seizures. Many others will have seizure-
like brain activity, in which there is no obvious effect on
muscles but potential effects on brain functioning, such as
temporary loss of attention. Little has been known about which
traditional treatments for epileptic seizures and commonly used
non-traditional alternative treatments are most effective for
treating seizures or epilepsy specifically in children and
adults with autism. The new study provides insight into which
treatments are most beneficial in such cases, says James Adams,
a professor in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport
and Energy, one the ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
Adams conducted the research wit