seizures

Shintaro, from Japan, was born in the seventh month through emergency c-section after a difficult pregnancy. He weighed only 1905 grams at birth and had a brief birth cry. He was very pale and received light therapy in an incubator for kernicterus.

Because his breathing was shallow, he was transferred to a bigger hospital. He was given oxygen on the way and was placed in an artificial heart and lung machine for three days. He stayed in the hospital for over one month, until he weighed over 2500 grams.

INTRODUCTION
by Glenn Doman

On December 17, 1903, an epoch in the history of mankind was opened at Kitty Hawk, NC, which would markedly alter that history. Scant heed was paid to Man's first powered flight except by a handful of knowledgeable people. It would be a number of years before the world would recognize the import of that day or even realize what had actually happened at Kitty Hawk.

Ann

Ann was born with great difficulty. Her mother had a high fever and the amniotic fluid was infected. Anne had streptococcal sepsis. She was born severely hypoxic and required immediate artificial respiration. Within 24 hours she started having seizures. Anne was placed in a barbiturate coma in an attempt to control seizures and cerebral edema. She was then treated with valproic acid from age 9 months to 5 years, when Tegretol was added.

by Denise Ewald Malkowicz, M.D.

by Glenn Doman, ScD, Edward B. LeWinn, MD, FACP, and Roselise Wilkinson, MD

Presented at the 1977 Annual Meeting of the World Organization for Human Potential, held in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, on May 24, 1977.