Summary
Diagnosis
Sex
Age
Nationality
Autism
Male
4 years
Australian
Injections
Cell type
Admission date
Discharge date
8
2019-10-07
2019-10-24
Condition On Admission
The patient had problems with social communication and social interaction including deficits in non-verbal communication, deficits in developing age appropriate friendships/ relationships and deficits in emotional reciprocity. The patient also has restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities including:
- highly restricted fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity and focus,
- excessive adherence to routines, ritualised patterns of verbal or non-verbal behaviour or excessive resistance to change,
- stereotyped or repetitive speech, motor movements or use of objects
- Hyper- or hypo- reactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment.
Treatment Schedule
The patient received 8 umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (UCMSC) packets provided by intravenous (IV) way and intrathecal injections, as per the schedule below:
Number
Date
Cell Type
Delivery Method
Side Effects
1
2019-10-08
none reported
2
2019-10-11
Intrathecal Injection &
Intravenous Injection
none reported
3
2019-10-14
Intrathecal Injection &
Intravenous Injection
none reported
4
2019-10-18
Intrathecal Injection &
Intravenous Injection
none reported
5
2019-10-22
none reported
Condition 3 months after treatment
The patient’s mother mentioned the following: “My life as a mum has improved significantly. Our son loves playing with adults, however not with his peers…so there has been small improvement in terms of his peers as he now acknowledges his brother and sometimes is playful with him. He also looks at what other children are now doing (he didn’t care prior to stem cell treatment). Prior to the stem cell treatment it was hard for me to have him with his brother together in the same room, now he is fine with his brother in the same room, same space, even a bit of play. Finally, before the treatment he would only sit for three minutes (max) during therapy sessions, now he does table top activities for up to an hour (with few breaks in between), he wants to learn” Please see an excerpt from the patient’s 3 month assessment below:
Symptom
Parents’ Assessment of Improvement
Appropriate facial expressions
Small improvements
Asking questions
No improvement
Aware of danger
Moderate improvement
Aware of environment
Significant improvement
Bed wetting
No improvement
Concentration
Moderate improvement
Cooperation with others
Moderate improvements
Dressing himself
No improvement
Expressing own needs
Small improvements
General conversation
No improvement
General mood
Significant improvement
Hyperactivity
Moderate improvement
Interaction with others
Small improvement
Interest in others
Moderate improvement
Lethargy
Moderate improvement
Over/under eating
Small improvement
Plays appropriately
Small improvement
Repetitive movements
Small improvement
Responding to commands
Significant improvement
Rigidity in routine
Small improvement
Sleep disturbance
Moderate improvement
Temper tantrums
Significant improvement
Uses eye contact
Significant improvement
Uses greetings
Moderate improvement
