Improvements in Behavioral Symptoms following Antibiotic Therapy in a 14-Year-Old Male with Autism
This case report describes the benefits of antibiotic and antifungal therapy on behavior in a child with autism undergoing treatment for encopresis. Over the course of treatment, the child exhibited a reduction in aberrant behaviors, increased gastrointestinal function, and improved quality of life.
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| author | P. Lucas Ramirez Kelly Barnhill Alan Gutierrez Claire Schutte Laura Hewitson |
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| description | This case report describes the benefits of antibiotic and antifungal therapy on behavior in a child with autism undergoing treatment for encopresis. Over the course of treatment, the child exhibited a reduction in aberrant behaviors, increased gastrointestinal function, and improved quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eacea771154541f1ad91c75327bef8242025-08-20T02:21:39ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382013-01-01201310.1155/2013/239034239034Improvements in Behavioral Symptoms following Antibiotic Therapy in a 14-Year-Old Male with AutismP. Lucas Ramirez0Kelly Barnhill1Alan Gutierrez2Claire Schutte3Laura Hewitson4The Johnson Center for Child Health and Development, Austin, TX 78701, USAThe Johnson Center for Child Health and Development, Austin, TX 78701, USAThe Johnson Center for Child Health and Development, Austin, TX 78701, USAThe Johnson Center for Child Health and Development, Austin, TX 78701, USAThe Johnson Center for Child Health and Development, Austin, TX 78701, USAThis case report describes the benefits of antibiotic and antifungal therapy on behavior in a child with autism undergoing treatment for encopresis. Over the course of treatment, the child exhibited a reduction in aberrant behaviors, increased gastrointestinal function, and improved quality of life.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/239034 |
| spellingShingle | P. Lucas Ramirez Kelly Barnhill Alan Gutierrez Claire Schutte Laura Hewitson Improvements in Behavioral Symptoms following Antibiotic Therapy in a 14-Year-Old Male with Autism Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | Improvements in Behavioral Symptoms following Antibiotic Therapy in a 14-Year-Old Male with Autism |
| title_full | Improvements in Behavioral Symptoms following Antibiotic Therapy in a 14-Year-Old Male with Autism |
| title_fullStr | Improvements in Behavioral Symptoms following Antibiotic Therapy in a 14-Year-Old Male with Autism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improvements in Behavioral Symptoms following Antibiotic Therapy in a 14-Year-Old Male with Autism |
| title_short | Improvements in Behavioral Symptoms following Antibiotic Therapy in a 14-Year-Old Male with Autism |
| title_sort | improvements in behavioral symptoms following antibiotic therapy in a 14 year old male with autism |
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