Patient Story

Ataxia, Male, 35 years, May – June 2018

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Summary

DiagnosisSexAgeNationality
AtaxiaMale35 yearsIndian
InjectionsCell typeAdmission dateDischarge date
9UCBSCMay 29th 2018June 19th 2018

Condition On Admission

The patient’s chief complaint was an unstable gait, Inability to walk without watching one’s feet, Excessive fatigue, High level of difficulty in climbing up and down stairs even with support, Inability to run or jump, Pain in the limbs after walking or standing for even a very short distance/time, Slight slurring of speech when tired.

Treatment Schedule

Patient received 6 umbilical cord blood-derived stem cell (UCBSC) packets by intravenous (IV) injection and lumbar puncture (LP), as per the schedule below:

NumberDateCell TypeDelivery MethodSide Effects
12018-05-30UCBSCIntravenous Injectionnone reported
22018-06-01UCBSCIntravenous Injection & Intravenous Injectionnone reported
32018-06-07UCBSCIntrathecal Injection & Intravenous Injectionnone reported
42018-06-11UCBSCIntrathecal Injection & Intrathecal Injectionnone reported
52018-06-11UCBSCIntrathecal Injection & Intrathecal Injectionnone reported

Condition 1 month after treatment

Condition 1 month after treatment: The patient mentioned that he could walk for longer period of times.

Condition 6 months after treatment

Condition 6 months after treatment: The patient mentions that he started to feel a regression of his improvements at 2 months after the treatment, He believes that most of the improvements he had are

SymptomParents’ Assessment of Improvement
BalanceModerate improvements
CoordinationModerate improvements
Fine hand movementsSmall improvements
TremorsNot applicable
Control of movementModerate improvements
Muscle stiffnessNot applicable
SpeechModerate improvements
WalkingModerate improvements
FatigueSmall improvements
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