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Chelation therapy and autism [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2006
EDITOR—More children are being diagnosed as having autism, and there are currently no treatments based on aetiology.1 Consequently, a number of controversial, unproved, alternative treatments have arisen. The recent death of an autistic child after a medication error with intravenous chelation therapy has brought one purported aetiology based treatment
Yashwant, Sinha   +2 more
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Iron chelation therapy [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Internal Medicine, 1997
Desferrioxamine (DFX) remains the most effective and safe iron chelator for treatment of patients with transfusional iron overload. It is usually given by intermittent subcutaneous infusions for 8–12 h on 4–6 days weekly using a battery‐driven pump. Disposable balloon infusers provide a suitable method of giving continuous subcutaneous infusions with ...
A V, Hoffbrand, B, Wonke
openaire   +2 more sources

Erythrocytapheresis in Children and Young Adults with Hemoglobinopathies and Iron Overload in Need of Iron Chelation Therapy. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Clin Med, 2023
: Limited data regarding erythrocytapheresis in children, adolescents, and young adults have been published. The aim of this study was to evaluate erythrocytapheresis, either as a standalone therapy or in combination with iron chelation therapy, in ...
van Hattem J   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Use of deferoxamine (DFO) in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia during pregnancy: A retrospective study

open access: yesTaiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020
Objective: To report cases of use of chelation therapy during pregnancy which resulted in favorable outcomes for the babies. Materials and methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we described the evolution and outcome of 9 pregnancies in Italian ...
Maria Grazia Piccioni   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compliance and clinical benefit of deferasirox granule and dispersible tablet formulation in pediatric patients with transfusional iron overload: in a randomized, open-label, multicenter, phase II study

open access: yesHaematologica, 2023
CALYPSO (clinicaltrials gov. Identifier: NCT02435212), a randomized, open-label, multicenter, phase II study evaluated the compliance, clinical benefits, and safety of deferasirox granules and dispersible tablets (DT) in pediatric patients with iron ...
Ali T. Taher   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cardiac iron overload evaluation in thalassaemic patients using T2* magnetic resonance imaging following chelation therapy: a multicentre cross-sectional study

open access: yesHematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, 2023
Introduction: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2* technique is used to assess iron overload in the heart, liver and pancreas of thalassaemic patients. Optimal iron chelation and expected tissue iron response rates remain under investigation.
Eduardo Cerello Chapchap   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Speciation Study on the Perturbing Effects of Iron Chelators on the Homeostasis of Essential Metal Ions. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
A number of reports have appeared in literature calling attention to the depletion of essential metal ions during chelation therapy on β-thalassaemia patients.
Guido Crisponi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of iron chelation therapy adherence in patients with thalassemia major in Babylon Province

open access: yesJournal of Applied Hematology, 2023
BACKGROUND: Thalassemia is severe public health problem in Iraq and other nearby countries, represents about 75% of all hemogloniopathy with prevalence and incidence 36/100.000 and 34/100.000 respectively.
Mohammed Ali Al-Jabory   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Warns against unapproved ‘chelation therapy’ [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
At Eurobic11 in Granada we presented a Keynote Lecture on chelation therapy, a consolidated medical procedure used primarily to hinder the effects of toxic metal ions on human tissues.
Nurchi, Valeria Marina   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

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