Cord Blood Stem Cells Reverses Girl's Cerebral Palsy

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,392061,00.html

 

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When Chloe Levine was 9-months-old, her parents noticed she couldn't hold her bottle with her right hand.

That wasn't her only developmental setback. Chloe, of Pinetop, Ariz., was unable to raise both hands above her head, and she could not crawl.

At 12 months, a CAT scan showed a portion of the left side of Chloe's brain had not developed and contained fluid. Seeking answers, Chloe's parents, Ryan and Jenny Levine took their daughter to a neurologist who diagnosed the toddler with right-side hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

"The cerebral palsy had only affected the right side of her body," Jenny Levine said Monday morning on FOX & Friends. "The neurologist told us we were looking at 17, 18 years of therapy."

Click here to watch Dr. Manny Alvarez, managing health editor of FOXNews.com, speak with the Levines on FOX & Friends.

Tags: cerebral palsy, cord blood, pregnant

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[EiEiO]

Jul. 28, 2008 at 12:19 PM

Thanks for sharing. I WISH I  had stored the cord blood from at least one of my children.

[ASwanNow]

Aug. 6, 2008 at 12:16 AM

GOD, that is SO GREAT!  I am SO HAPPY for her and HER family................

[Amy334]

Sep. 9, 2008 at 1:12 AM

wow thats amazing....that makes me want to plan on saving my next kids cord blood