Patient story of Iarina Muresan, 2 years, Stroke
Year of birth: 2006
Disease treated: Stroke
As told by Iarina´s parents Ioana and Lucian Muresan
How it happened: Massive stroke at birth
“Iarina experienced a development explosion”
Our daughter, Iarina, has suffered a massive stroke sometimes around birth, with very serious consequences: secondary epilepsy, severe motor retardation, hemiparesis on her right side. Iarina was experiencing 50-60 epileptic seizures daily (possibly more), even though she was taking antiepileptic medicine. Her right foot and especially her right hand were very affected. Iarina was not even able to open her right fist to pick up a toy. When she was 1 year and two months old, she was not able to sit up on her own; she could turn over on her side only with great difficulty. During the night we had to turn her from one side to the other so that she would not remain in the same position for 8-9 hours. During the day, she was happy enough to remain sitting in a baby chair for 2 hours or more. But even more frightening for us as parents was the fact that Iarina was not trying to speak at all, although we constantly encouraged her. We could only hope that she understood us. We do not need to describe how upset we were as parents, knowing that the chances for improvement for our daughter were minimal or even non-existent.
Stem cell treatment in Cologne
With these feelings we arrived X-Cell Center, two devastated parents searching for a miracle! We had the wonderful opportunity to see Dr. Angy Etou to whom we explained our situation. She carefully examined our daughter and studied her MRI images. She patiently listened to all the details concerning Iarinas case and decided to proceed with the stem cell transplantation. The stem cells were extracted from Irina´s hip and were re-injected into her spine. Fortunately, there were no side effects related to the anesthesia or to the transplantation procedure. Right after the treatment one good thing after another occured.
The results: A development explosion
Subsequently Iarina experienced a development explosion. Three weeks after the stem cell transplantation we noticed that the number of her seizures decreased, which was also confirmed by a neurologist and an EEG. After introducing another drug, her seizures gradually disappeared. A month and a half after the treatment Iarina began to say “mama” and “papa” (papa means food in our language). After that, there followed other words (like “ups, “goanga”-meaning little bug, “dei”-some sort of “give me”). At present, she understands absolutely everything we tell her and she interacts with us in a perfectly normal fashion. Two months after the treatment Iarina was able to turn over in bed by herself and change into whatever position she preferred. At night, when we put her to bed on her stomach she immediately rolled over on her back. If she wanted to get a toy, she could easily roll over towards it. Four and half months after the treatment she succeeded in sitting up by herself. Now she does this routinely. Eight months have passed since the transplantation. Now Iarina is able to stand on her own and when we hold one of her hands she walks around the whole house. She can even take up to 15 – 20 steps all by herself. Due to the stem cell therapy, her daily physiotherapy exercises are showing great results.
Today
At present Iarina still exhibits a delay in her development, her motor functions are still affected and she is under epileptic medication, however this transplant has given us more than we could have ever hoped for. It has given us more than just minor improvements; it has given us our child back! Finally Iarina is a child, not just a tortured soul strapped in a car seat!
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