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Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) are cheap, widely available, and according to a study can cut the risk of cerebral palsy (CP) in half for prematurely born infants. Epsom salt baths have been widely used for years by parents of autistic children to help calm children, promote better sleep, and to elevate levels of sulfur and magnesium.
Doctors should consider giving an infusion of epsom salts to women about to deliver an extremely preterm infant, said one of the researchers, Dr. John Thorp of the University of North Carolina. "It's cheap. It's readily available. It doesn't harm anybody. I think it will be widely adopted," said Thorp.
The research was led by Dr. Dwight Rouse at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was presented Thursday at a meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Dallas.
Cerebral palsy is a serious complication of premature birth. It's caused by damage to the part of the brain that controls movement and results in poor muscle control and coordination.
Thorp said it isn't clear how magnesium sulfate works, but it is thought to open up blood vessels in the newborn's brain. One could extrapolate that there is the possibility that epsom salt baths might benefit individuals within the autism spectrum by providing similar neurological protection and support.
Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) are cheap, widely available, and according to a study can cut the risk of cerebral palsy (CP) in half for prematurely born infants. Epsom salt baths have been widely used for years by parents of autistic children to help calm children, promote better sleep, and to elevate levels of sulfur and magnesium.
Doctors should consider giving an infusion of epsom salts to women about to deliver an extremely preterm infant, said one of the researchers, Dr. John Thorp of the University of North Carolina. "It's cheap. It's readily available. It doesn't harm anybody. I think it will be widely adopted," said Thorp.
The research was led by Dr. Dwight Rouse at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was presented Thursday at a meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Dallas.
Cerebral palsy is a serious complication of premature birth. It's caused by damage to the part of the brain that controls movement and results in poor muscle control and coordination.
Thorp said it isn't clear how magnesium sulfate works, but it is thought to open up blood vessels in the newborn's brain. One could extrapolate that there is the possibility that epsom salt baths might benefit individuals within the autism spectrum by providing similar neurological protection and support.
