Mr. Zhang is a Chinese 62 years old male patient suffering from motor neuron disease (ALS) since 2000, which was diagnosed in Beijing Xuanwu hospital in May, 2005. He was admitted to our hospital for the 1st round stem cell treatment in August, 2005, about 5 years after the disease onset. After the treatment, his deteriorative medical condition was controlled comprehensively and kept in stable. He received the 2nd round stem cell treatment in our hospital for the further consolidate the efficacy in February, 2006, about 6 years after the disease onset.
His brief medical history and general condition:
He underwent pain of his right shoulder without any obvious incentive in 2000, his hand was shaking when writing, his writing speed was slow. He consulted in local hospital and was given spine CT and examination of whole body bones, then was diagnosed as motor neuron disease but did not receive any treatment. His symptoms were aggravating in 2002. He found that the flexibility of his right hand was poor, there was muscle jump occasionally on his right upper limb, there was local burning pain on the shin of his right lower limb, but he did not receive any treatment. His symptoms was aggravating in November,2004, whilst he felt the ant crawling sense of his right lower limb, weakness of his right lower limb, more slurred speech than before, escaping muscles of his both hands atrophied. He consulted in Beijing Xuanwu hospital in May, 2005, was given EMG, then was diagnosed as motor neuron disease and took Riluzole as oral medication (the detailed dosages were not clear.). He found that his left lower limb was weakness, the motor ability was limited in May, 2005, then he was admitted to our hospital in August, 2005.