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A pilot study involving 7 children with Cerebral Palsy treated with umbilical cord stem cells has shown: (1) No rejection or adverse reaction issues; (2) Clinically and statistically signficant improvements in a number of areas of function. One of the most spectacular responses in the study was a very young boy who was cortically blind prior to umbilical cord stem cell therapy. Five months following treatment he began to track objects with his eyes...

CBS13.com, Kris Pickel

All we seem to hear about is the controversy surrounding stem cells, but do you know what they can actually do? A Sacramento boy suffering from an incurable condition may be living proof that stem cells can have remarkable results. The little boy you are about to meet is one of the first in the nation to undergo stem cell treatment for his condition...

A 2-year-old San Diego girl who received a stem cell infusion of her own umbilical cord blood, banked at birth, is giving new hope to parents of children with brain injuries.

A team at Duke may have landed on a new application for umbilical cord blood—to improve motor skills in children with cerebral palsy.

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Adam was asphyxiated at birth and as a result was cortically blind with quadraplegic cerebral palsy. Gary and Judy Susser were married for seven years before Judy became pregnant with twins.

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Adam was asphyxiated at birth and as a result was cortically blind with quadraplegic cerebral palsy. Gary and Judy Susser were married for seven years before Judy became pregnant with twins. Both boys, Brandon and Adam, spent two weeks in neonatal intensive care. They took them home and thought everything was fine. It wasn't. Adam was starved of oxygen and suffered severe brain damage, While basking in the joy new babies bring, Gary and Judy Susser had to come to terms with having a child with special needs.

NBC's USA  story of a child diagnosed with cerebral palsy showing remarkable improvement due to his cord blood saved at birth. March 11 2008, NBC

It’s a first for Augusta. Georgia Health Sciences University is conducting the first FDA regulated trial using stem cells.

Various international trials have confirmed stem cells can regenerate or facilitate the repair of cells damaged by disease, genetics or injury.”
The team at Duke University – led by Professor Joanne Kurtzberg – has completed two clinical trials which demonstrated that the functional ability of children with cerebral palsy, a neurological condition that affects muscle coordination, muscle tone, reflex, balance and body movement, improved with a single intravenous infusion of a child’s own umbilical cord stem cells.

RANDI DRUZIN, NATIONAL POST | November 1, 2016 | Last Updated: Nov 3 11:49 AM

When he was born at Mount Sinai Hospital, Jack was not breathing. Doctors whisked him away from his mother and started efforts to resuscitate him. They managed to save his life but soon had to deliver some bad news to his parents, Stephen Pankratz and Kim Kucher.
Their son had Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), brain damage caused by lack of oxygen to the brain and other organs compounded by low blood flow to vital organs.

Australian children with cerebral palsy will be infused with umbilical cord blood, in a world first medical trial at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.

Our daughter , Chloe Levine underwent an infusion of her own cord blood stem cells to treat cerebral palsy. Her progress since the infusion has been remarkable and this video shows how cord blood was able to change her life. August 22, 2008

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that can impair brain and nervous system functions. Patients may have issues with movement, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking. CP is caused by injuries or abnormalities in the brain. Most of these problems happen as the baby grows in the womb, but they can also happen at any time during the first two years of life when the baby’s brain is still developing...

FOXNEWS.COM

When Chloe Levine was 9-months-old, her parents noticed she couldn't hold her bottle with her right hand. That wasn't her only developmental setback. Chloe, of Pinetop, Ariz., was unable to raise both hands above her head, and she could not crawl...

LONDON, November 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The condition of a 3-year–old child with cerebral palsy in the UK has been significantly improved after treatment with stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, stored when he was born, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Sasha Browne is thought to be the first British child to be injected with cord blood cells and her parents are reporting that her condition has significantly improved.

Stem Cell Transplant Improves Cerebral Palsy Symptoms. Baby John was suffering from symptoms caused by a pediatric stroke. John received an umbilical stem cell transplant, from the cord blood that his parents banked when he was born...

“We are encouraged by the results of this study, which shows that appropriately dosed infusions of cord blood cells can help lessen symptoms in children with cerebral palsy,” said senior author Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg. She directs Duke University’s pediatric blood and marrow transplant program, in Durham, N.C.

Erin Cline Davis, Special to The Times

Trial using patient's own cells shows promise, but experts say it's too early to judge. Dallas HEXTELL looked like any other healthy toddler when he appeared on the "Today" show on March 11 -- walking, clapping, laughing, waving to his mom. But just nine months earlier, cerebral palsy had kept Dallas, now 2, from crawling, sitting up or reaching other milestones of child development...

Durham, N.C. — Cerebral palsy robs children of their ability to move or speak normally, and they typically face a lifetime of physical therapy, which may yield only limited results.

By Alex Paul, Albany Democrat-Herald

More than 30 faculty members from eight departments are involved in stem cell studies at the Duke University Medical Center, according to a newsletter report from Dean R. Sanders Williams. Their research is focusing on ways to treat cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, immunodeficiency disorders, neurodegenerative disease, hepatobiliary failure and inherited metabolic diseases...