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| A Case of Cerebral Palsy with Stem Cell Treatment |
Below is a case treated last year. Every 1-2 months we will make a follow up to discharged patients. Currently, according to her mom’s feedback, Wajd now can walk by himself slowly without help. He can use his hand take food. He can have social communication with his other people. Hope Wajd can make more improvements in the future.
Name: Wajd
Sex: Male
Country: Saudi Arabia
Age: 4 years
Diagnoses: 1.Cerebral palsy 2. Pulmonary infection 3. Asthma 4. Hyperthyroidism 5.Allergic eruption
Admission Date: 2012-04-27
Days Admitted to the Hospital: 21
Before treatment:
The patient was born when his mother was 36 weeks pregnant. 5 days after birth, the patient suddenly suffered from apnea. Then the patient suffered from a growth development delay and cognitive impairment. He was sent to a local hospital and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The patient suffered from poor nutrition after the onset of his disease. He also had a delay in both his mental and motor development. His heaviest weight was 9Kg. The patient underwent a gastrointestinal fistula operation and had an adjustment in his diet. After treatment, the patient's weight clearly increased. His nutrition was better than before. He was in a better mood and his motor functions improved. From the onset of disease, the patient was in poor spirits. His intelligence development and motor function development were delayed. His main diet was milk. He slept poorly, ha urinary incontinence and his stool was irregular. He had constipation and had defecation every several days. The patient could not turn over, crawl or walk by himself. He had a speech disorder and only could say simple words like "Daddy" "Mum" and "Water". The patient had normal comprehension abilities and had simple communication abilities with family members. His emotional responses were normal.
Admission PE:
Temperature: 40 degree. Br: 39/min; Bp: 108/68 mmHg, Hr: 146/min, Height: 76cms, weight: 11 kgs. His development was slow, his diet was poor. His skin was normal, with no yellow stains. There was obvious congestion in his throat. His tonsils were slightly swollen. He had thorax ectropion. The respiratory sounds in both lungs were rough. There was extensive wheeze rale in both lungs. There was moist rales in the right lung. This was accompanied by the suprasternal fossa being sunken when breathing. His heart sounds were strong. He suffered from tachycardia, the heart rate: 146/min. The cardiac rhythm was regular, with no obvious murmur in the valves. Abdominal distension, with stool mass in abdomen. The abdomen had a tympanitic note when we touched it. The liver and spleen were not touched under the rib.
Nervous System Examination:
Wajd was alert but he was not in good spirits. He had mental strain and was irritable. He had a speech disorder. His comprehension was still decent. The diameter of both pupils was about 3.0mms. Both pupils had sensitive responses to light stimulus. The position of his eyes was not symmetrical. The movement of his eyeballs was clearly restricted. The forehead wrinkle pattern was symmetrical. Bilateral nasolabial sulcus was equal in depth. The tongue was shifted to the right side. The gingiva in upper jaw was presented with black color, only had black teeth stand out gum. He had difficulty moving his neck was poor and the muscle strength of his neck was weak. He had a poor ability of supporting his head in a seated position. The muscle strength of his waist and back was poor. He could not turn over or maintain a seated position by himself. The patient had a poor ability to grasp objects. His whole body presently was spastic and his chest twisted to the right side. He could not complete the muscle strength examination.
The muscle tone of four limbs was higher than normal. His posture was in a flexion position. The abdominal reflexes could be elicited. The tendon reflex of both upper limbs was low. The patellar tendon reflex of both lower limbs was low. Bilateral achilles reflex was low. Bilateral palm jaw reflex was positive. Bilateral Babinski sign was positive. The patient suffered from hyperpyrexia before admission and the patient had pulmonary infection and asthma history.
Treatment:
After admission, Wajd received the relevant examinations. The patient received nerve regeneration treatment and Stem Cell Treatment. The patient received treatment to anti-infection positively, control asthmatic attack, promote sputum discharge and enhance organisms' immunity. Then patient received treatment to improve the blood circulation in order to increase the blood supply to the damaged nerves, activate autologous stem cells and to nourish the neurons. As for the Stem Cell Treatment, PhD. Wang Bo made suitable treatment plan for Wajd choosing four times Lumber Injection because of his young age and the brain and examination.
Post Treatment:
At present, the patient's rash has faded away gradually. The patient's pulmonary infection has been corrected. His asthmatic attacks have been alleviated obviously. His vital signs:Bp:90/60mmHg, Hr:118/min, Br:24/min. Temperature: 36.6 degree. Height:76cm, weight:11Kg. Neuron motor function aspects: his emotions are more stable. His emotional responses are more stable than before. The myospasm of his chest and four limbs has clearly been alleviated. The twisted position of his chest and four limbs has been corrected. The movement of his pupils is more sensitive than before, especially when moving to right side. His head also has more flexible movement towards the right side. With some assistance, the patient has stronger muscles to support his head. The muscle tension of his four limbs has clearly been reduced.
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