Monday, January 05, 2009

Odd Details Surface

I'm not suggesting anything is amiss out of respect. It's a terrible story, whatever the autopsy results prove. That being said, WebMD brings to light some very interesting details regarding Kawasaki Disease in relation to Jett Travolta. Read the entire article here and draw your own conclusions.

WebMD asked Kawasaki disease expert Nathan Litman, MD, chief of infectious disease and director of pediatrics at New York's Montefiore Medical Center. "I am unaware of any association of Kawasaki disease with seizures," Litman tells WebMD. John Travolta has said in interviews that his son had Kawasaki disease when he was about 2 years old.
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In an interview with CNN's Larry King in 2001, Travolta expressed the opinion that the illness was brought on by Jett's overexposure to cleaning products, particularly carpet cleaner. Science has yet to discover the cause, although most researchers think it's an infectious agent, probably a virus.
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So if Kawasaki disease didn't cause Jett Travolta's seizures, what did? Seizures are the result of an electrical storm in a part of the brain. Some people simply develop frequent seizures for no apparent reason. Sometimes the cause is a trauma, infection, or tumor. Media reports have suggested that Jett Travolta may have suffered from autism. The Church of Scientology, of which his parents are members, does not believe that autism is a valid diagnosis, and the Travolta family has rejected the idea that Jett had autism. However, among children diagnosed with autism, there is a high prevalence of seizure disorder.



    4 comments:

    gungadinn said...

    not for nothing (and no disrespect for the deceased)...but he looks like he's taking a dump in this picture...

    Nicole said...

    james. lol. oh man.

    Nuray said...

    oh man. that is fucked up.

    Unknown said...

    "Almost all children with Kawasaki disease are quite irritable. Because blood vessels throughout the body can be affected to varying degrees, many other symptoms might or might not be seen. These include diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, cough, runny nose, headache, arthritis, burning urination, mouth sores, sensitivity to light, nerve weakness, confusion, or seizures."