First paralyzed human treated with stem cells has now regained his upper body movement
A young man lost control of his car on a slippery road, it slammed into a tree and a lamp post. When he woke up, he found himself lying on a hospital bed. Doctors told his parents that he may never be able to function from neck down again.
The young man was offered the potentially life changing procedure, involving stem cells, which have the capability to repair the injured nervous tissue through replacement of damaged nerve cells. The experimental procedure did not guarantee any restoration to his paralysis, but he felt the risk was worth taking.
The process began in April 2014, when the doctor injected 100 million ACT-OPC1 cells directly into his cervical spinal cord. The Dr. explained that typically spinal chord injury patients undergo surgery that stabilizes the spine but does very little to restore motor and sensory function. With this study, we're testing procedure that may improve neurological function, which could mean the difference between being permanently paralyzed and being able to use one's arms and hands. Restoring that level of function could significantly improve the daily lives of patients with severe spinal injuries.
After a mere 3 weeks of the therapy, the patient started showing signs of improvement and within 2 months he could answer the phone, write his name and operate a wheelchair. He had regained significant improvement in his motor functions, which are the transmissions of messages from the brain to the muscle groups to create movements.
He recovered 2 spinal chord levels which made a huge difference in his movement abilities. It was the difference between minimal movement or none at all and being able to function on his own. He regained the incredibly important aspect of independence.
After seeing the results of stem cell therapy, he was bowled over, saying " All I've wanted from the beginning was a fighting chance---- But, if there's an opportunity for me to walk again, then he was willing to do anything possible to do that."
Although, doctors are not able to make any promises that his condition will further improve, they can keep experimenting with stem cell research to try and improve the likelihood of it working fully on paralysis.
So far, they've made huge steps and will hopefully continue to do so in their quest to solve paralysis, by teaming with other researchers to study stem cell driven mew medicine. The doctors are determined to keep researching stem cells and much more.
Stem cell research is ongoing and can be used in many ways other than paralysis, for Parkinson's, diabetes and to cancer.
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The young man was offered the potentially life changing procedure, involving stem cells, which have the capability to repair the injured nervous tissue through replacement of damaged nerve cells. The experimental procedure did not guarantee any restoration to his paralysis, but he felt the risk was worth taking.
The process began in April 2014, when the doctor injected 100 million ACT-OPC1 cells directly into his cervical spinal cord. The Dr. explained that typically spinal chord injury patients undergo surgery that stabilizes the spine but does very little to restore motor and sensory function. With this study, we're testing procedure that may improve neurological function, which could mean the difference between being permanently paralyzed and being able to use one's arms and hands. Restoring that level of function could significantly improve the daily lives of patients with severe spinal injuries.
After a mere 3 weeks of the therapy, the patient started showing signs of improvement and within 2 months he could answer the phone, write his name and operate a wheelchair. He had regained significant improvement in his motor functions, which are the transmissions of messages from the brain to the muscle groups to create movements.
He recovered 2 spinal chord levels which made a huge difference in his movement abilities. It was the difference between minimal movement or none at all and being able to function on his own. He regained the incredibly important aspect of independence.
After seeing the results of stem cell therapy, he was bowled over, saying " All I've wanted from the beginning was a fighting chance---- But, if there's an opportunity for me to walk again, then he was willing to do anything possible to do that."
Although, doctors are not able to make any promises that his condition will further improve, they can keep experimenting with stem cell research to try and improve the likelihood of it working fully on paralysis.
So far, they've made huge steps and will hopefully continue to do so in their quest to solve paralysis, by teaming with other researchers to study stem cell driven mew medicine. The doctors are determined to keep researching stem cells and much more.
Stem cell research is ongoing and can be used in many ways other than paralysis, for Parkinson's, diabetes and to cancer.
THIS IS ONLY FOR INFORMATION, ALWAYS CONSULT YOU PHYSICIAN BEFORE HAVING ANY PARTICULAR FOOD/ MEDICATION/EXERCISE/OTHER REMEDIES. PS- THOSE INTERESTED IN RECIPES ARE FREE TO VIEW MY BLOG- https://gseasyrecipes.blogspot.com/
FOR INFO ABOUT KNEE REPLACEMENT, YOU CAN VIEW MY BLOG- https:// kneereplacement-stickclub.blogspot.com/
FOR CROCHET DESIGNS https://gscrochetdesigns.blogspot.com
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