First successful treatment of pediatric cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood: Awoken from a persistent vegetative state
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
Medics have succeeded in treating cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood. Following a cardiac arrest with severe brain damage, a two-and-a-half year old boy had been in a persistent vegetative state -- with minimal chances of survival. Just two months after treatment with the cord blood containing stem cells, the symptoms improved significantly; over the following months, the child learned to speak simple sentences and to move.