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NAME: Gabor Bocskai

COUNTRY: Hungary  

AGE: 19

DIAGNOSIS:  Brain Injury (semi-focal, moderate mid-brain injury) 

TREATMENT: 4 Injections of neural stem cells + Self stem cell activation and proliferation therapy.

START OF TREATMENT:  August 30, 2006. 

REASON FOR COMING FOR TREATMENT:  Gabor was born as a result of a premature birth after only 7.5 months of pregnancy.  Only 13 days after birth he suffered Septicemia secondary to Gastroenteritis caused by Thrush.  Once the infection had been resolved, the infant appeared to have inconsistent bilateral eye movements and Quadriplegia (paralysis of the lower limbs) and was eventually diagnosed with a Brain Injury at the age of 6 months.

BEFORE THE TREATMENT:

See Videos: Before1 , Before2 , Before3

Gabor suffered from attention deficit disorder (ADD). He had concentration difficulties, which made reading, writing and studying, in general very difficult. Manual writing, in particular was extremely difficult for him.  He appeared to have dyslexia in both Hungarian, his mother tongue, and in German while reading fluently in English. His speech was basically good but slower than normal. 

His vision was especially problematic as he had uncontrollable eye movements.  His sight was intermittently blurry, his eyes tired quickly, he had difficulty focusing and concentrating his ocular system.  
Gabor was not independent in his personal care. He could not walk independently and used a wheelchair for transportation.

AFTER THE TREATMENT:

See Videos:

Few days after the first injection (September 1st, 2006): After1 , After2 , After3, Yogaclass

After 7 weeks in the hospital (October 18th, 2006): After1, After2, After3, After4, After5 .

After the first injection Gabor felt a significant change in his ability to concentrate. He reported feeling a greater sense of calmness, an increased ability to concentrate and focus his vision. His eyes seemed to be looking straight forward, while before the treatment it was not clear by looking at him what he was looking at.  His vision improved and his hand writing became more readable. He could read better. He also showed signs of increased muscle strength: he could catch and throw a ball better then before. At the 7th week of the treatment Gabor felt he can see better without his long-distance glasses and he stopped wearing them. His short distance vision improved even significantly: before the treatment he could not read from a book unless it was almost touching his face, after 7 weeks of treatment he could read from almost a normal distance. He could read better and understand better what he was reading. His hand writing continued to improve. He could hold himself up right while sitting, while before he needed to lean on something. His muscle strength continued to improve: he could lift 3kg weights with his arms straight, while before he could not lift them that high without any weight at all. His trunk movement improved: he could turn backwards with his upper body, which he could not do before. His speech became faster than before. He seemed to gain more confidence and independency.