Multiple sclerosis treatment stem cell
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Stem-cell transplants may control and even reverse multiple sclerosis symptoms if done early enough, a small study has suggested.
"Not one of 21 adults with relapsing-remitting MS who had stem cells transplanted from their own bone marrow deteriorated over three years."
link to article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7858559.
An Australian man appears to have made a remarkable recovery from multiple sclerosis after receiving new stem cell treatment.
Ben Leahy, 20, was diagnosed with the disease in 2008 and ended up in intensive care at one point with respiratory failure after his condition deteriorated rapidly.
He was in a wheelchair and also had sight problems when he underwent the procedure earlier this year but today he is walking and recovering well.
Zoe, I wonder if that person in Russia (or visiting Russia) had a stem cell transplant. It's the only treatment I'm aware of with any potential to allow a person with MS to start over with a new immune system. Stem cell transplants aren't done routinely to treat MS yet but there have been some done in cases of extreme loss of function and within research protocols. Some results have been quite remarkable.
Has anybody considered stem cell therapy to repair the damage done to the nervous system/brain? I had my decompression done 3 years ago and have been dealing with insomnia and central sleep apnea ever since. This leads me to believe that my brainstem/nervous system is damaged. Stem cells are obviously the only option to repair the damage... http://www.csfinfo.org/education/physician-information/repair-and-regeneration-central-nervous-system/.
52 year old woman with a severe case of Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS). She is around an 8 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale and has been on multiple interferon-beta1a treatments, including Rebif and Avonex and nothing seems to be helping. What course of treatment would you recommend?
s) who had some sort of polyneuropathy and he underwent experimental stem cell treatment and has been symptom free for years. His condition before the stem cell treatment was debilitating. He considers himself cured.
If anyone wants me to ask him for more information, I'll be happy to to do and think that he will readily share information.
Your MRI findings need to be investigated for multiple sclerosis. MS is a chronic demyelinating disorder where the disease phase is characterized by active phase and remissions. It has multiple symptoms and signs and is a diagnosis of exclusion. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness in any area, problems with walking and coordination, tremors in one or more arms and legs.
Hiya could you tell me if there is a stem cell replacement program that WORKS to greatly improve Diabetic Cystoid Macular Edema.Also Which of the following drugs work the longest would you say as costs are an issue with prolonged treatment. Drugs that have been suggested: Ozurdex , Macugen, Lucentis and Avastin. Thanks.
I am 43 with multiple sclerosis. I was gearing up for a stem cell transplant in Chicago in 9 months. I stopped Tysabri. (Have to be off Tysabri for 9 months before transplant.) But within 2 months, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It has almost been 2 years since diagnosis. Oncologist believes cancer is gone and won't come back. (Had double mastectomy and chemo.) At the time of diagnosis, neurologist said I couldn't have a stem cell transplant now. MAYBE.....
What is the latest treatment for multiple myeloma? I had a stem cell transplant 13 years ago and am among the longest survivers. MM is not curable, only treatable. I was in a clinical trial, but now am too old for another stem cell transplant. The cancer is not active now, but I have that fear everytime I go in for my 6 month checkup.
Your neurologist needs to look into these conditions one by one. The other possible cause could be multiple sclerosis and is a diagnosis of exclusion. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness in any area, problems with walking and coordination, tremors in one or more arms and legs.
Demyelination is due to a loss of myelin from the nervous system. The most well known demyelinating disease is Multiple Sclerosis.
Demyelination has no popular known cure, though work is going on in the fields of genetic engineering, tissue culture, stem cell therapy. Everyone working in these fields hopes to see a result soon, due to the debilitating nature of these diseases.
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