Treatment For Ald In The Film Lorenzo's Oil
In the movie Lorenzo’s Oil, you can observe the Scientific Method on many different occasions. Lorenzo was diagnosed with ALD, a disease that overloads the nerve system with C24 and C26. This disease only affects boys age 5-10. ALD eats away a layer around the nerves and does not allow Lorenzo to do his everyday activities. In the beginning there is no real treatment or cure for ALD but throughout the movie Lorenzo’s parents use the Scientific Method to find a treatment for ALD.
The Scientific Method is first observed when Lorenzo’s teachers make an observation on his abnormal behavior and ask his parents if there is any trouble at home that may be causing the abnormal behavior. When Lorenzo’s parents find out about this, they make further …show more content…
When Augusto is trying to find a relationship between the “good” and “bad” enzymes, he eventually figures out that there is only one enzyme and that it needs to be loaded down with canola oil and olive oil in order to start producing more good enzymes instead of bad ones.
Lorenzo’s parents start calling internationally trying to find an oil company that will distill the oils into the right formula. A British doctor agrees to take on the challenge and distills the oil with eurucic acid. The formula normalized the very long chain fatty acids in Lorenzo’s brain and halted the disease. There is still a lot of neurological damage and Lorenzo can not begin healing until more advanced treatment options are discovered. But with a lot of moral support from friends and family he can now answer yes or no questions by blinking because his brain is not backed up with very long chain fatty acids.
After this break through the medical community had no choice but to share the results with the parent support groups and start a clinical trial. When the support groups found out about this they immediately demanded that large quantities be made and sent to them in hope that their boys would soon be on the road to
The Scientific Method is first observed when Lorenzo’s teachers make an observation on his abnormal behavior and ask his parents if there is any trouble at home that may be causing the abnormal behavior. When Lorenzo’s parents find out about this, they make further …show more content…
When Augusto is trying to find a relationship between the “good” and “bad” enzymes, he eventually figures out that there is only one enzyme and that it needs to be loaded down with canola oil and olive oil in order to start producing more good enzymes instead of bad ones.
Lorenzo’s parents start calling internationally trying to find an oil company that will distill the oils into the right formula. A British doctor agrees to take on the challenge and distills the oil with eurucic acid. The formula normalized the very long chain fatty acids in Lorenzo’s brain and halted the disease. There is still a lot of neurological damage and Lorenzo can not begin healing until more advanced treatment options are discovered. But with a lot of moral support from friends and family he can now answer yes or no questions by blinking because his brain is not backed up with very long chain fatty acids.
After this break through the medical community had no choice but to share the results with the parent support groups and start a clinical trial. When the support groups found out about this they immediately demanded that large quantities be made and sent to them in hope that their boys would soon be on the road to