Transcranial Laser Therapy of Post-Traumatic stress disorder in an Autistic Patient

Harold H Kraft

doi:10.19080/pbsij.2018.09.555790

Abstract

Transcranial Laser Therapy of Post-Traumatic stress disorder in an Autistic Patient

Highlights

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder characterized by social communication impairments and restricted and repetitive behaviors [1]
Transcranial Laser Therapy (TLT) is a novel treatment of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) which has shown very promising results in an initial report of ten patients [13], each receiving an average of 114,000 Joules
After the full fifteen treatments and 332 kJ of TLT, improvements diminished to 18% for PTSD and 0% for suicide

Summary

Introduction

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder characterized by social communication impairments and restricted and repetitive behaviors [1]. No prior use of TLT in ASD has been reported. The goal of the current case study is to provide the first report of a novel therapy, Transcranial Laser Therapy (TLT), in treating a patient with comorbid ASD and PTSD. TLT is a novel treatment of PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) which has shown very promising results in an initial report of ten patients [13], each receiving an average of 114,000 Joules.

Results

Conclusion