Alserete Agustin-Epilepsy-(Argentina)

Name: Alserete Agustin                    

Sex: Male

Country: Argentina

Age: 11

Diagnoses: 1.Cerebral palsy 2. Epilepsy 3. Asthma 4. Bilateral pneumonia 5. Adrenocortical hypofunction 6. Hypothyroidism

Before treatment:

The newborn suffered from asphyxia after being delivered by cesarean section and also had cyanosis of whole body. After 30 minutes of rescue, the cardiopulmonary bypass was restored. The patient was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The patient's intelligence and motor development was delayed. With some assistance, the patient could walk and could say "Daddy" and "Mum".  He couldn't understand others' language. He had a liquid diet. Three years ago, he suffered from an epileptic seizure, with no obvious cause. He took antiepileptic drugs to control the disease. Two years ago, after having pneumonia, the epileptic seizure was aggravated and lasted for 1 hour. From then on, the patient suffered from language loss. He couldn't understand others, couldn't raise head, couldn't sit up, and couldn't stand. The patient had absolute paralysis of the right limb and had a few non-functional activity. He was kept in bed. The antiepileptic drugs increased to four types, but control of the epilepsy was not satisfactory. The patient took Phenytoin, Clobazam and Topamax regularly for a long-term to control epilepsy. He had a history of asthma and had repeated infection of both lungs. Before the treatment, the patient had pneumonia of both lungs and had asthma in persistent state. This was accompanied with adrenal gland function and thyroid function reduced obviously.

Nervous System Examination:

Alserete Agustin had somnolence and he had no language. Both pupils were equal in size and round, the diameter was about 3.0mms. His right pupil was sensitive to light reflex and his left pupil was clumsy to light reflex. The movement of the pupils was incompatible. There was no obvious nystagmus. He was fed through the feeding tube. He was unable to control his head. He was unable to shrug shoulders. There were a few autonomic activities in the left limb, and the muscle strength of left limb was level 2. There were no activities in the right limb and the muscle strength of right limb was level 0. He was unable to turn over, sit up or stand up. The muscle tone of the four limbs was low. The tendon reflex of the four limbs was low. There were no abdominal reflexes. Bilateral palm jaw reflex was negative. Bilateral Hoffmann sign was negative.

Treatment:

The patient received treatment on October 18, 2012. He received treatment for neural repair and nerve regeneration. He received treatment to improve the blood circulation in order to increase the blood supply to the damaged nerves and to nourish the neurons. He also received treatment to control epilepsy, adjust adrenal cortex function, thyroid function and anti-asthma. This was combined with neurological rehabilitation treatment.

After treatment:

The pneumonia was cured. The asthma was under control completely. Thyroid function has restored to normal level. The epilepsy was under control completely. The patient is alert and the mental status is good. He can understand some instructions and has simple pronunciation. He can speak "A" and son on sound. The patient can express that he is hungry. Both eyes can move to follow the object and focus on the object. He can control the head for several seconds. The muscle strength of the waist, back and abdomen is stronger than before. He can sit up by himself. Right limb has autonomic activities, can raise arm and grasp. The muscle strength of right limb increased from level 0 to level 3+. Left limb has more autonomic activities. The muscle strength of left limb increased from level 2 to level 3. The patient's whole body feels more sensitive.

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2013-02-14

HOLA DOCTOR, SOY LA MAMA DE AGUSTIN, LE QUERIA AVISAR QUE EL YA ESTA MUCHO MEJOR, YA ESTA EN CASA, ESTUVO CASI UN MES EN TERAPIA INTENSIVA POR CONVULSIONES, NO HA PERDIDO IGUAL NINGUNA FUNCION, PERO TUVIMOS QUE SUSPENDER LA MEDICACION DEL TRATAMIENTO DE CELULAS MADRES PORQUE EN TERAPIA INTENSIVA NO ME DEJARON ADMINISTRARLA, COMO PODEMOS CONTINUAR AHORA? SE LA PUEDO SEGUIR SUMINISTRANDO? MUCHAS GRACIAS, LE AGRADEZCO ME CONTESTE A LA BREVEDAD

2013-04-12

HOLA LES T CUENTO QUE AGUSTIN  ESTA MUY BIEN,YA NO TIENE EPILESPIA Y ESTAMOS RE FELICES POR ESO SU MEJORIA HA SIDO NOTABLE A NIVEL MOTOR Y HA LOGRADO CONCENTRACION Y QUERIAMOS SABER COMO TENEMOS QUE HACER PARA VOLVER A REALIZAR EL TRATAMIENTO Y CUANDO PODEMOS VIAJAR  PARA EL HOSPITAL WU NUEVAMENTE MUCHAS GRACIAS!!! SALUDOS ROMINA

romina ramirez

 

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