Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Prerna Badhe

Publications

• Research Article
  Cellular Therapy, a Novel Treatment Option for Intellectual Disability: A Case Report
  Author(s): Sharma A, Sane H, Pooja Kulkarni, Akshya Nagrulkar, Nandini Gokulchandran, Prerna Badhe and Akshata ShettySharma A, Sane H, Pooja Kulkarni, Akshya Nagrulkar, Nandini Gokulchandran, Prerna Badhe and Akshata Shetty
  
  Intellectual Disability is a non progressive developmental condition which significantly affects cognition, learning and adaptive behavior of an individual. Currently, there is no treatment available for intellectual disability. However, the therapies available focus mainly on the symptoms of the patient and do not address its core neuropathology. Neurorestorative strategies such as cellular therapy may benefit in these disorders. To study the effect of cellular therapy in intellectual disability, we administered a 13 year old boy with autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells, intrathecally. As a part of the protocol, he was also put on a personalized rehabilitation program. Follow up was done at 3 months and 6 months. No major adverse events were recorded post intervention. In a period of 6 months, he showed improved eye contact, cog.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000483

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