Scientists Find Chronic Brain Inflammation in Children with Autism
October 28th, 2019Via: The Vaccine Reaction:
A recent small study out of Tufts University Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts has concluded that, “inflammation may be the main driver behind autism.”? As reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers compared the brains of 16 deceased male, Caucasian children between the ages of three and 14. Eight of the children had autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and eight did not. The study determined that the children with ASD all had increased levels of Interleukin-18 (IL-18), a protein known to trigger a severe inflammatory response.
The areas of the brain most prominently affected were the amygdala, responsible for processing emotions such as fear, anger, and pleasure;? and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which is plays a role in a number of cognitive functions of the brain including memory maintenance, attention, behavior modification, and evaluation of rewards. Damage to this area of the brain can result in deficits in social cognition, impulse control and multi-sensory integration.?
From the article “Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects 1 in 59 children yet, except for rare genetic causes, the etiology in most ASD remains unknown. In the ASD brain, inflammatory cytokine and transcript profiling show increased expression of genes encoding mediators of the innate immune response. We evaluated post mortem brain tissue for adaptive immune cells and immune cell-mediated cytotoxic damage that could drive this innate immune response in the ASD brain.” Prof Exley from Keele University, an expert on aluminium, has analysed brains and shows cells damaged by Al. Furthermore, he shows how Al from a vaccine is picked up by a type of white blood cell and transported to the brain. Now, what about Dr Andrew Wakefield, from the UK, who initially pointed out the connection between gut problems and autism and the connection with MMR vaccine – he found the measles virus in the gut of the children with autism. Instead of applauding his detective work he was pilloried, investigated and dumped out of the medical profession. Nothing new here.