Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Narrative Review
Mudan Cai and Eun Jin Yang Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by selective motor neuron cell death in the motor cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord. Two drugs for ALS, riluzole and edaravone, have been approved by FDA for the treatment of ALS patients. However, they have many side […]
The Use of Complementary Alternative Medicine in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Melissa DeFilippis Complementary alternative medicine (CAM) is used to a greater degree in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), when compared to children and adolescents without this diagnosis. There is limited evidence supporting the use of many of these treatments in ASD, despite their popularity. Current FDA approved medications for ASD target associated […]
