Traditional and non-traditional treatments for autism spectrum disorder with seizures: an on-line survey

BMC Pediatrics

Table 8 Grouping of treatments for the clinical seizures group.

Antiepileptic Drugs (Cluster 1)
AED Subcluster 1	AED Subcluster 2	AED Subcluster 3
Valproic acid Lamotrigine Levetiracetam Ethosuximide	Phenytoin Clonazepam Carbamazepine Oxcarbazepine Topiramate Gabapentin Zonisamide Felbamate	Phenobarbitol
Non-Antiepileptic Drugs (Cluster 2)
Non-AED Subcluster 1	Non-AED Subcluster 2	Non-AED Subcluster 3
Ketogenic Diet Atkins Diet Gluten-free Casein-free Diet Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy	Vitamin B6 Intravenous Immunoglobulin L-Carnitine/Acetyl-L-Carnitine CoQ10 Vitamin B12 Dimethylglycine Taurine GABA Magnesium 5HTP L-Carnosine Chelation Glutathione Specific carbohydrate diet	Steroids Vagus Nerve Stimulator

Two levels of cluster analyses were performed. The first cluster analysis (Tier 1) divided treatments into anti-epileptic medication and non-antiepileptic medications. Cluster analysis was applied to the two Tier 1 clusters separated. Three Tier 2 subclusters were found for both initial clusters.

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