Autism Paper Linking Augmentin Use To Increased Incidence Of Autism Welcomes Overwhelming Response From Parents

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Author Of Autism Paper Linking Augmentin Use To Increased Incidence Of
Autism Welcomes Overwhelming Response From Parents Whose Children
Experienced Regressive Autism

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The author of the seminal paper: Could one of the most widely
prescribed antibiotics amoxicillin/clavulanate ?AUGMENTIN? be a risk
factor for autism? published in Medical Hypotheses January 2005 (64,
312-315) has received thousands of emails, letters and phone calls from
parents of children who experienced regressive autism following one or
more dosages of Augmentin (amoxicillin/clavulanate).

(PRWEB) October 29, 2005 -- The author of the seminal paper: Could one
of the most widely prescribed antibiotics amoxicillin/clavulanate
?AUGMENTIN? be a risk factor for autism? published in Medical
Hypotheses January 2005 (64, 312-315) has received thousands of emails,
letters and phone calls from parents of children who experienced
regressive autism following one or more dosages of Augmentin
(amoxicillin/clavulanate).

Dr. Joan Fallon reports in an interview conducted recently that since
the publication of her paper she has received more than 2300
unsolicited emails, letters or phone calls from parents whose children
they felt had experienced regressive autism as a result of taking the
antibiotic augmentin (amoxicillin/clavulanate). ?When the paper was
published, I never dreamt that the level of response would be so
great,? states Fallon. ?I thought for sure there was a linkage, and
indeed the subject needs to be further examined, and research needs to
be done in this area,? according to Fallon.

In her paper, the author proposed a mechanism whereby children who
received the antibiotic may develop autism as a result of the
urea/ammonia toxicity in the gastrointestinal tract. She further links
the introduction of augmentin in the early 1980?s for the use in
children with otitis media, and the large numbers of children who have
autism with protracted ear infections.

?It is imperative that further research be undertaken to determine if a
subset of children are at risk for neurotoxicity due to the use of
clavulanic acid in pharmaceutical preparations,? the paper states in
it?s conclusion. ?Looking into the potential multifactorial etiologies
surrounding autism is an important next step in discovering a potential
cure for autism,? said Fallon

For further information please contact Ricardo Felto of LFH Media.

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