" Connor is now "looking" at things. It is truly amazing what things he is doing now. He can pick up his toys and play with them. He also gives hugs and kisses. He never did any of this before. "
P A T I E N T E X P E R I E N C E - E P I L E P S Y NAME: Liliana Pinczker
AGE: 8
GENDER: Female
COUNTRY: Hungary DIAGNOSIS: Epilepsy
REASON FOR COMING TO TREATMENT: Liliana has suffered from epilepsy since birth. In addition, lack of oxygen at birth resulted in brain trauma. She suffered from regular and intense epileptic fits while she slept, often occurring multiple times a night. The fits would often leave her feeling debilitated after they finished. Her conditions have affected her balance. She lacked coordination and it became difficult for her to walk and climb stairs. Her social interaction is also abnormal - although she often understands what people are saying, in stressful situations, she blanks out or cries uncontrollably. The cumulative effect of her disabilities has clearly left her feeling very distressed.
TREATMENT: Four I.V. umbilical cord stem cell injections with rehabilitation therapy
START OF TREATMENT: 23 July 2007
See Liliana's clips combined and subtitled into one video (and streaming) on Vimeo.
BEFORE THE TREATMENT: Early videos show Liliana is clearly having great difficulty balancing on a moving platform and she needs someone to assist her to stand. In physiotherapy, her arms are very weak and she has trouble concentrating.
P A T I E N T E X P E R I E N C E - E P I L E P S Y
NAME: Maya Madura
COUNTRY: Hungary
AGE: 7
DIAGNOSIS: Epilepsy
REASON FOR COMING FOR TREATMENT: Maya had epilepsy since she was born. Her mental development has been delayed which has affected her speaking, eating, walking and memory. At age three after several severe seizures, she was diagnosed with abnormal brain development which according to the MRI is a multifunctional, right temporal and frontal DYGENISIS. The year before coming for treatment she would have many seizures over one day time.
TREATMENT: Umbilical Cord Stem Cell and Nerve Growth Factor Injections with Rehabilitation Therapy
START OF THE TREATMENT: May 6, 2006
See Maya's clips combined and subtitled into one video (and streaming) on Vimeo and YouTube.
BEFORE THE TREATMENT: She did not play with other children. She had a lot of seizures and had to take a lot of medicine for her epilepsy. Her mother felt that her age mentally was the same as a two year old child. She could only go out for a walk for 30 minutes to an hour, though she did not like going out for walks at all.
