How can autism be cured with specific diet?
G Veres, A Dezsőfi, H Bodánszky, L Szőnyi, A Arató · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2004 · Heft 05
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Introduction: The pathomechanism of autism is not completely understood. Previous studies suggested beneficial effect of cow's milk- and gluten free diet in some cases, however, there is no increased prevalence of cow's milk allergy nor celiac disease among autistic patients. Case presentation: A 3 year-old boy developed well until 2 years of age, when based on typical signs and symptoms autism was diagnosed. Current studies indicated that some of autistic patients have elevated levels of gliadino- and caseomorphines in the urine. These substances could be toxic in the central nervous system. We found very high…