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 Posted: Fri 9:56, 08 Apr 2011 Post subject: Air Jordan 5 V Cerebral Palsy Treated Air Jordan 5 |
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However critics say it is still too soon to identify stem cells from cord blood as a "cure" for cerebral palsy. They point out that all symptoms with chronic diseases fluctuate and that the underlying disease is still there even when symptoms appear to improve. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Treatment plans for children with cerebral palsy are currently centered around improving a child's physical and mental functioning through physical [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], occupational, speech and behavioral therapy. Additional treatment for CP may include special braces to compensate for muscular imbalances, mechanical and communication aids as well as surgery.
How Stem Cells May Work to Treat Cerebral Palsy
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Apgar Score Linked to Cerebral Palsy in Newborn
Banking Baby's Cord Blood
Types of Human Stem Cells
Medical researchers at Duke University in NC are finding amazing results when cerebral palsy is treated with cord blood. Infants and children diagnosed with CP who have received stem cells from their own cord blood are participating in clinical trials at Duke. Parents, therapists and researchers are observing dramatic improvements in the motor and speech skills of the children with CP, in some cases within a few days of being treated with their own cord blood extracted at birth.
For the thousands of families every year who learn that their infant has cerebral palsy (CP), the diagnosis can be devastating news. According to the CDC, about 100,000 babies in the US alone are affected each year by cerebral palsy. In most children, CP causes not only physical but mental impairments. Treatments in the past have centered around managing the challenges of the disorder. That could be changing as more children with cerebral palsy are being treated with cord blood.
4MyChild, Cerebral Palsy Facts and Statistics
Newest Treatment Uses Stem Cells from Cord Blood
Professionals in the field of cerebral palsy have observed that the earlier the disorder is diagnosed and treatment begins [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the better chances a child has to overcome physical challenges and learn to work with his or her limitations.
Only If the improvements seen in the early stages of cord blood treatment for CP have more than short-term benefits can stem cells be seen as a true cure for cerebral palsy.
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Stem cells are "undifferentiated" in that they have the incredible ability to specialize and become any other type of cell in the body. When cerebral palsy occurs, the brain cells become damaged from birth up through the age of two. It is possible that the stem cells regenerate into healthy brain cells, thereby helping to improve the functioning of the child with CP.
Aisen, M., "The Potential for Treating Cerebral Palsy With Stem Cells," CPI, December 2008.
Current Treatment for CP
Yet parents are hopeful that there could be more treatment options available than simply working with the physical and mental challenges.
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