Research protocol for homeopathic treatment of congenital zika virus infection

Authors

  • Maria Filomena Xavier Mendes Abrah- Brazilian association of recycling and assistance in homeopathy; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Romeu Carillo Junior
  • Domingos José Vaz Cabo
  • Maria Solange Gosik
  • Renata Rodrigues Garcia Lino
  • Raquel Bruno Kalile
  • Davisson Tavares
  • Giselle Iannarella Lacerda
  • Maria Helena Capobianco
  • Sandra Motta Martins
  • Paulo Guilherme Leandro Oliveira
  • Letícia Werneck dos Santos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51910/ijhdr.v18i02.995

Abstract

Background The Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus and the human disease caused by this virus has been described in the Americas in 2015. ZIKV has been identified as an etiological agent of acute exanthematous disease in Brazil. In the same year, an epidemic of microcephaly with images suggestive of congenital infection raised the suspicion of a relationship between these alterations and ZIKV infection. Epidemiological and histopathological studies point to a strong relationship between prenatal Zika virus infection and microcephaly. Newborns with microcephaly, may also present auditory and visual changes, seizures and severe neurodevelopmental impairment. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Zika virus (ZIKV) infection a public health emergency of international concern. Aims Clinical observation in the ambulatory school of ABRAH (Brazilian Association of Recycling and Homeopathy Assistance) of patients with encephalopathy of various origins, using the medicine Helleborus niger as equalizer of the NS (Nervous System), as described in the Complex Systems of Carillo, shows improvement in motor, cognitive and seizure disorders. Based on this observation, we propose to use this method in patients with ZIKV congenital infection. Methodology To evaluate 15 patients in follow-up at the AFR (Fluminense Rehabilitation Association), through homeopathic anamnesis, clinical, diathesic, biotypological and temperamental classification. The Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) will be used. All patients will receive Helleborus niger 6 Ch daily for 6 months. Results and discussion This study was forwarded to the research ethics committee and will begin in July 2019. Will be evaluated the use of Helleborus niger in patients with congenital infection by ZIKV, as equalizer of NS. The expected result is overall neurological improvement. Conclusion Helleborus niger, probably stimulating self-regulation through uninjured neurological pathways, will promote autopoiesis and construction of new programs of action, and will enable the improvement of patients with congenital ZIKV infection.

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Published

2021-06-30

How to Cite

Mendes, M. F. X., Junior, R. C., Cabo, D. J. V., Gosik, M. S., Lino, R. R. G., Kalile, R. B., Tavares, D., Lacerda, G. I., Capobianco, M. H., Martins, S. M., Oliveira, P. G. L., & Santos, L. W. dos. (2021). Research protocol for homeopathic treatment of congenital zika virus infection. International Journal of High Dilution Research - ISSN 1982-6206, 18(02), 16–17. https://doi.org/10.51910/ijhdr.v18i02.995

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