Recently, the Evening Standard magazine in London, UK, reported online a story about Beike Biotech’s stem cell technology helping children with cerebral palsy in the UK. The 5-year-old boy named Tiago Possetto had only a 1% chance of survival after suffering a traumatic brain injury. font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;”>GoBeike BioThailand Treatment Center Better Being HospitalAfter several months of stem cell treatment, “experimental stem cell therapy” helped him “learn to smile again”, which his parents greatly praised.
The following is a report from the original article:
Experimental treatment ‘helping my son with cerebral palsy smile again’
—Five-year-old Tiago Possetto experienced anoxic brain injury at 8 weeks old, leaving him unable to walk or talk on his own.
After suffering a traumatic brain injury, the survival rate is only 1%,Experimental stem cell therapy in Thailand helped him “learn to smile again”, and his parents praised it.
The 5-year-old boy named Tiago Possetto unfortunately suffered a severe hypoxic brain injury when he was 8 weeks old, resulting in cerebral palsy. Although he barely survived after 10 months of hospitalization, he was unable to walk and talk independently, and could only rely on a gastric tube to assist in eating.
Because advanced stem cell treatments are not available on the NHS,Tiago’s family took him to Better Being Hospital in Bangkok for several months of stem cell treatment. During his hospitalization, Tiago received multiple stem cell injections, mainly through lumbar injection, supplemented by physical rehabilitation therapy and acupuncture therapy.
Although it will still take several months for Tiago’s treatment to see more significant changes, after the family returned to London last month, Tiago’s mother told the “Evening Standard” reporter that Tiago’s treatment was already having an effect.
“Tiago now smiles every day – whereas before we could only see him smile once a week. And we feel that his vision is also improving. When he was watching cartoons a few days ago, We found that his eyes were able to follow changes on the screen,” Ms. Possetto said, “His muscles are not as tight as before and have become more relaxed, and his sleep has improved significantly. Outsiders can more obviously notice that he is awake and relaxed. These are already a success – I can’t wait to see other improvements. ”
Stem cell therapy is a form of regenerative medicine that uses cells or tissues harvested from donors for engineered treatments. The effectiveness of stem cell therapy in treating cerebral palsy is still being studied in the UK, and the treatment is not yet available on the NHS. This means families in need can only travel to places such as the United States, Mexico, Panama and Thailand for treatment. Ms Possetto said she would do everything she could to help her son have a better quality of life.
“I would not give up my Tiago for another child, because he is my son and I love him. It’s just that nothing is easy and nothing is easy for him. When you have a child like this, you try your best and try everything as safely as possible.”