A Clinical Study of Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells for Cerebral Palsy Patients: A New Frontier

Table 7

Describing the areas of the brain showing increased metabolism in the PET scan, carried out in six patients corresponding to the functional improvements.

Patient	Age/gender	Areas of the brain showing increased metabolism	Function improved
Patient 1	9/M	Left frontal, occipital, parietal, right basal ganglia, right temporal, thalamus	Speech, walking, balance, visual recognition, awareness, comprehension, cooperation, learning, memory, gross motor activities
Patient 2	16/F	Basal ganglia, cerebellum, frontal, parietal	Eye hand coordination, walking, balance, speech, memory, attention, concentration, learning
Patient 3	12/M	Right frontal and occipital, basal ganglia, parietal, temporal, thalamus	Fine motor activities, gross motor activities, movements, walking, balance, speech
Patient 4	23/F	Basal ganglia, bilateral frontal, parietal, temporal, thalamus	Speech, memory, hand movements, walking, balance
Patient 5	22/M	Right basal ganglia, cerebellum	Balance, walking, oromotor activities, comprehension, awareness, learning, grasping, memory, social interaction, coordination
Patient 6	3/F	Temporal, parietal, frontal, cerebellum, basal ganglia	Awareness, drooling, spasticity, balance