Neurofeedback outcomes in clients with Asperger's syndrome.

This paper summarizes data from a review of neurofeedback (NFB) training with 150 clients with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) and 9 clients with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) seen over a 15 year period (1993-2008) in a clinical setting. The main objective was to investigate whether electroncephalographic (EEG) biofeedback, also called neurofeedback (NFB), made a significant difference in clients diagnosed with AS. An earlier paper (Thompson et al.

Functional neuroanatomy and the rationale for using EEG biofeedback for clients with Asperger's syndrome.

This paper reviews the symptoms of Asperger's Syndrome (AS), a disorder along the autism continuum, and highlights research findings with an emphasis on brain differences. Existing theories concerning AS are described, including theory of mind (Hill and Frith in Phil Trans Royal Soc Lond, Bull 358:281-289, 2003), mirror neuron system (Ramachandran and Oberman in Sci Am 295(5):62-69, 2006), and Porges' (Ann N Y Acad Sci 1008:31-47, 2003, The neurobiology of autism, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2004) polyvagal theory. (A second paper, Outcomes using EEG Biofeedback Training in Clients with Asperger's Syndrome, summarizes clinical outcomes obtained with more than 150 clients.

Evaluation of a telephone clinic for patients with intermittent claudication.

Although the majority of patients with intermittent claudication are stable, those who develop complications can quickly deteriorate and need a rapid response. Because the majority of issues dealt with at a routine follow-up visit are in the form of a discussion, rely on symptoms and do not require an examination, it was considered appropriate to assess if a telephone follow-up service could replace these face-to-face meetings at the authors hospital. This article discusses an evaluation, the objective of which was to pilot a nurse-led telephone follow-up system for claudicant patients in terms of feasibility, patient satisfaction and impact on out-patient vascular surgery practice.