Re: The Complexity of Autism Deficits /WA's Unique Dev Di

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HI. BESIDES CALIFORNIA, MANHATTEN AND PHILADELPHIA,WHERE ELSE CAN ONE FIND

THIS TEST? MICHELLE

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SORRY. ALSO, HOW IS THIS DECREASE IN BLOOD FLOW LINKED TO THE STEALTH VIRUS?

MICHELLE

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On 16 Jun 00 FEAT (FEAT <egroups>) wrote:

>More recent research has used functional imaging. Resting PET

>and single-photon emission computed tomography studies have

>generally been negative, but one that involved five autistic

>children was " remarkable " in that it apparently captured the

>developmental time course of the disorder.

Single-photon emission computed tomography ... is this the SPECT

scan?

Sandy

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Hal,

I don't think that is correct; Dr. Goldberg uses neuroSPECT scans, not PET.

Go to " Conference " at his website and do a search on " PET Scan " and you'll

come up with a letter that explains his preference for neuroSPECT over PET.

Kate

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Yes, it is SPECT scan

HAl

--- SandyD <sandy@...> wrote:

> On 16 Jun 00 FEAT (FEAT <egroups>) wrote:

>

> >More recent research has used functional imaging.

> Resting PET

> >and single-photon emission computed tomography

> studies have

> >generally been negative, but one that involved five

> autistic

> >children was " remarkable " in that it apparently

> captured the

> >developmental time course of the disorder.

>

> Single-photon emission computed tomography ... is

> this the SPECT

> scan?

>

> Sandy

>

>

>

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ithought it was the neurospect scan is well!!!! michelle

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The article quoted mentions *both* PET and SPECT

scans. PET is Positron Emission Tomography, SPECT is

Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography.

The article indeed is talking about the SPECT scan

(the one referred to on Dr. Goldberg's site), and

*also* the PET scan which is *also* used in brain

imaging (see " The Neurobiology of Autism " , edited by

Bauman and Kemper, the chapter by Horwitz and Rumsey).

The article does not mention whether a PET or SPECT

scan was used to capture the " remarkable " results. The

writer of the article may perhaps be unaware of the

SPECT data presented on Dr.Goldberg's site.

Regards

Hal

--- Hal Rounds <hrounds@...> wrote:

> Yes, it is SPECT scan

>

> HAl

> --- SandyD <sandy@...> wrote:

> > On 16 Jun 00 FEAT (FEAT <egroups>)

> wrote:

> >

> > >More recent research has used functional imaging.

> > Resting PET

> > >and single-photon emission computed tomography

> > studies have

> > >generally been negative, but one that involved

> five

> > autistic

> > >children was " remarkable " in that it apparently

> > captured the

> > >developmental time course of the disorder.

> >

> > Single-photon emission computed tomography ... is

> > this the SPECT

> > scan?

> >

> > Sandy

> >

> >

> >

>

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The link is in the immune system. The exact mechanism is not known but the

response of the immune system to a virus/yeast/other triggers results in

decreased brain circulation. The cytokines play a major role. Is the brain

shutting down as a protective response? Many questions have to be answered

which is why we are raising money for research. You know how spacey you

feel with the flu or a cold? This is what is going on with our kids with

greater intensity most of the time. The stealth virus is probably no more a

culprit than any other trigger. The issue is an abnormal immune system not

what triggers it. Kathy r