Stem Cell Treatment for Cerebral Palsy

Nowadays, with the development of the society, medical technology has been improved, and many people pay more attention to the cerebral palsy than before. Cerebral palsy has trapped patients for many years, and has not found a method to cure it completely until now. Cerebral palsy is a group of chronic disorders that damage areas of the brain, and control movement. These disorders frequently appear in the first few years of life. Although children with severe cerebral palsy may have life-long disabilities, children with mild forms may manage very well on their own.

There are many kinds of symptoms of cerebral palsy, such as exact area of the brain that is damaged and the severity of the damage. Cerebral palsy can cause patients difficulty speaking, difficulty working, and spasticity, problems with balance and coordination, and so on. Nowadays, because cerebral palsy can't be cured completely, treatment is an ongoing process to manage the disease's effects and improve patient’s quality of life. However, cerebral palsy has seriously affected the patients physical and mental development, it will affect their education、career and society in the future if it is not treated timely.

As the increasing of cerebral palsy patients that attracted the relevant department of attention, so the cerebral palsy treatment methods become more and more. However, the single traditional treatment effect is not satisfying for people. Thankfully, stem cell transplant treatment as a new method has higher achievement. As we all know, cells are the basic constituent units of our human body, and most disease’s damage begins with the cells damage or death. Stem cell can repair and renew the damaged cell, so they can treat the disease effectively. This is because stem cells have the advantages that other treatments don’t.

This is a real case, three years old Xiaowang, he is come from Hebei province; cerebral palsy makes his life being difficult. His parents did not give up him. His parents came to the General Hospital of Chinese People’s Armed Police through friends. Our expert’s diagnosis: he still cannot sit alone in 6 months, can't walk two years old, and severe dyskinesia. After three periods of stem cell transplantation treatment, the symptoms have improved. He can hold objects by hands, and speak clearly. Experts say: "if he continues to accept stem cell transplantation for treatment, he can be close to normal children." His family was very excited and expressed thanks to our department.