Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy Treatment

You are here : Bernama News September 03, 2012 20:02 PM Over 25,000 Indian Children Affected By Cerebral Palsy NEW DELHI, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Cerebral palsy has disabled more than 25,000 children in India and is rapidly spreading in rural parts of the country. At a seminar at BR Ambedkar Hospital in Noida, doctors on Sunday called for timely medical action and better awareness on the condition that causes physical disability in human development, Press Trust of India reported. "More than 90 percent of cerebral palsy patients with physical disability can lead a normal life with early diagnosis and proper medical treatment," said Veena Kalra, specialist paediatric and head of Pediatrics Department at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Kalra said school administrators should include children affected with cerebral palsy in mainstream education to help change the perception of their able-bodied peers. "Contrary to popular belief, most children with celebral palsy have average or above average intelligence," she said. Doctors said that three out of every 1,000 children in India are affected by cerebral palsy. If the condition is not detected at an early stage and not treated properly, there is a greater chance of patients losing … Continue reading →

Rachel Fryar is certain her son's umbilical-cord blood helped to reverse his cerebral palsy, though the treatment hasn't been scientifically proven. Fryar visited Cord Blood Registry in Tucson on Thursday, along with her 4-year-old son, Luke, to say "thank you" to its staff for storing her son's umbilical-cord blood. If two randomized clinical trials now under way determine that infusions of umbilical-cord blood are regenerative for even a small percentage of patients with cerebral palsy, it could result in a major change in scientific thinking about the uses of cord blood. In addition to treating cerebral palsy, there's another potential use of a child's own cord blood that's also being tried in a federally approved clinical trial - as a treatment for autism. The Sutter Neuroscience Institute in Sacramento is teaming with Cord Blood Registry to evaluate the ability of an infusion of cord-blood stem cells to help improve language and behavior. The study will enroll 30 children who have a diagnosis of autism. The Fryars stored the cord blood of all three of their children at the south-side facility because of a family history of cancer. They had no idea they'd be needing Luke's cord blood when he was … Continue reading →

By John Haughey BBC Sport NI Michael McKillop will aim to extend a six-year unbeaten record at Paralympic level when he defends his 800m T37 title in the Olympic Stadium on Saturday evening. It could be a very special night of action for Northern Ireland athletes with Jason Smyth and Sally Brown also both set to race for track and field medals. McKillop heads into the Games hoping to clinch double gold as he will also compete in the T37 1500m final on Monday evening. The 22-year-old Team Ireland athlete has not lost in paralympic events since taking silver in the 1500m in the 2006 World Championships. The Glengormley native responded by winning the World 800m title in Holland a couple of days later and an unbroken run of wins since then includes his gold medal in Beijing. Michael's mild from of cerebral palsy was discovered by doctors when he was two years old. "I was brought to hospital after I fell down the stairs and it was then my parents were told," says the paralympic star, who is coached by his father Paddy. "My parents took it in their stride and got me the best treatment. They did sport … Continue reading →

Evie suffers from cerebral palsy and can only shuffle using a walking frame She will undergo a procedure to 'free' her legs thanks to contributions from well-wishers after her story was featured on MailOnline in January By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 05:30 EST, 28 August 2012 | UPDATED: 15:44 EST, 28 August 2012 A four-year-old girl denied an operation that could help her walk because of an NHS postcode lottery will now have the procedure - after well-wishers raised 30,000. Evie Tucker suffers from cerebral palsy - causing painful spasms in her legs - and can only shuffle a few steps at a time in her walking frame. She will be unable to walk without a 30,000 operation, equipment and physio which is only performed at one hospital in Britain - which happens to be just 12 miles away from her home. Evie Tucker, 4, suffers from cerebral palsy and can only shuffle a few steps at a time in her walking frame. She will be unable to walk without an operation costing 30,000 - the amount well-wishers have raised But her local NHS Trust ruled that Evie's case was not strong enough to justify the cost. Her determined family … Continue reading →

SACRAMENTO, CA - At 4-years-old Rydr Rudgers is able to eat, speak, and walk --all thingshis family wasn't sure he'd ever do after being diagnosed with cerebral palsy as an infant. "He was born without any brain stem functions; no sucking, no swallowing, no breathing," said Rydr's mother Elisa. When Rydr was 15-months-old, he began stem cell infusions from his cord blood that was saved in a stem cell bank.Rydris making great progress after three infusionsand can even feed himself. "These are like huge milestones that people don't think about, but actually being able to hold a fork and eat a sandwich is, in our world, an unanticipated milestone and it's amazing," Elisa Rudgers explained. "Like autism, cerebral palsy or brain injuries of that nature are a diffused population, it's not one cause,"said Dr. Michael Chez, who is the Medical Director of Pediatric Neurology at the Sutter Neuroscience Institute. Doctors at the Sutter Neuroscience Institute are now beginning research to evaluate cord blood stem cells to help improve language and behavior in autism patients. The announcement was made on Tuesday morning at Sutter Medical Plaza.It's the first FDA-approved clinical trial that uses a newborn's stem cells from cord blood to … Continue reading →

Lonnie Wong FOX40 News 1:53 p.m. PDT, August 21, 2012 SACRAMENTO Rydr Rudgers suffers from cerebral palsy. He couldnt move or talk before a cord blood stem cell treatment undertaken during a Duke University study. His doctor, Michael Chez, M.D. is medical director of Pediatric Neurology at Sutter Neuroscience Institute. He is now heading up the first stem cell clinical trial on autism and hopes for similar results. Dr. Chez says autism shares some of the same symptoms as cerebral palsy and that there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that using cord blood stem cells from the patients' own umbilical cord can regenerate brain cells. The study which will employ placebos will determine scientifically whether such treatments make improvements in young autism patients. Sutter Neuroscience Institute got FDA approval for the landmark study and will enroll 30 kids with autism age 2 to 7 to receive injections of their own stem cells. Most parents are given the option of saving their childrens' ubilical cords after birth. Elisa Rudgers is glas she did. Now four years old, Rydr is walking, talking and eating on his own. That wasn't possible without three stem cell therapy injections over several years. After each injection … Continue reading →

Rent a pnevmotrenaery to treat at home to parents of children with cerebral palsy in Altai Krai. As reported BakuToday in the Altai region on health and pharmaceutical activity, about 8 million. rubles from the edge of the charity Marathon will support the child spent on the acquisition of special equipment for childrens costumes from 1 year to 4 years living with cerebral palsy. Treatment with costumes-pnevmotrenaerov is already in use in medical practice and gives good results. The need for training suits in the province is high, but until the children can use them only in a hospital environment. But thanks to dedicated funds will create Exchange Fund pnevmotrenaerov. Having received the recommendation of a doctor-neurologist, parents kids can take them and use speckostmy at home, which is very convenient, explained before. It is also planned to allocate funds for the purchase of modern medicine-dysport, used in medicine to relieve muscle spasm in patients with cerebral palsy. On the recommendation of his doctors get 106 young inhabitants of the province. After the medical treatment they will appoint a rehabilitation course, which will take place on the basis of the 5-th urban and provincial childrens hospitals, as well as in … Continue reading →

SIX-year-old Honey Lock can finally see clearly after her parents raised 50,000 for a life-changing operation in America. Honey suffers from cerebral palsy and has grown up struggling to walk and see. But after donations from her local community, Honey's parents sent her to Missouri for treatment. HOME again: Honey Lock, 6, with sister Summer and mum Rebecca, has returned from America ALL SMILES: Burnham residents raised 50,000 for Honey Lock's operation in America. I CAN SEE YOU: Honey Lock can now see well after a life-changing operation. Her mother, Rebecca Lock of Dragon Close, Burnham, has just returned from the US with Honey and her other daughter, Summer. "Honey and Summer are still a bit jet-lagged but it's just fantastic that Honey is doing even better now. "It was a terrifying ordeal while we were out there but after having her second lot of orthopaedic surgery we can already see changes." Honey originally went out to St Louis Hospital in December last year and had Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy therapy, a treatment which allowed her to walk alone for the first time and involved four hours of spinal surgery. The second visit involved laser surgery on her eyes and more … Continue reading →

Researchers announced Tuesday the beginning of a FDA-approved clinical trial that uses umbilical cord blood stem cells to cure autism. Dr. Michael Chez, director of pediatric neurology at Sutter Neuroscience Institute in Sacramento, Calif., said he and his colleagues have been processing the trial for more than a year now, and they have high hopes it will succeed. What we are looking at, is cases that dont have an obvious genetic link, Chez told FoxNews.com. Patients that we presume something went wrong with their brains, which caused a change to autistic features. In other words, the trials patients will essentially have no reason to have autism or at least no genetic markers for the disease. This means they must have presumably developed it through another factor, such as the environment or exposure to an infection. Inspired by Rydr Chez got the idea to treat autism with cord blood stem cells when he observed the cells radically cure a little boy who had cerebral palsy. Elisa Rudger of Sacramento, Calif., had a normal pregnancy but a difficult delivery. Her son, Rydr, was stuck for seven hours in the birthing canal, so doctors used a vacuum to remove him. At birth, he … Continue reading →

A child's symptoms can start with a weak or shrill cry, which seems normal enough. But then other problems appear, such as not being able to swallow or suck properly and having an overly floppy or stiff body. These are early signs of a group of disorders called Cerebral Palsy (CP), which is the No. 1 cause of motor disability in American children and affects over 11,000 new kids every year. Doctors treat the lifelong symptoms with physical therapy and drugs, but are unable to reverse the brain damage, which happens in the womb for most CP children. Now a study using a nanoparticle has successfully repaired damaged brains in rabbits with CP. A research team engineered a particle small enough to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs to overactive neurons in the brain that are killing healthy cells. Children with CP have varying types of brain damage due to genetic mutations, maternal infections that affect fetal brain development, lack of oxygen to the fetus or baby, or traumatic brain injury. In many of these cases, two types of immune cells in the brain become activated: microglia and astrocytes. They protect the brain during infection and inflammation, but damage the brain when they … Continue reading →