Spinal Cord Injury, Narine Bagdasaryan | Stem Cell + Epidural Stimulation Treatment Testimonial

Narine spent 3 months in a coma and 7 years with no use of her lower limbs due to a tragic car accident that left her with a spinal cord injury and minor traumatic brain injury. Thanks to the combination of stem cells and a revolutionary new epidural electrode stimulation device from Medtronic, Narine is now able to control her legs and support herself. Narine is the first woman to receive this device, the 5th ever, and the first person to undergo this unique stem cell + implant treatment.

Improvement statistics

Based on follow-up reports from 87 patients across 199 forms, here is the percentage who self-reported any improvement after treatment.

73%
Upper limb muscle tone
reported improvement · N=60
73%
Trunk muscle strength
reported improvement · N=77
70%
Trunk muscle tone
reported improvement · N=71
70%
Upper limb strength
reported improvement · N=59
66%
Upper limb sensation
reported improvement · N=58
62%
Trunk sensation
reported improvement · N=71
60%
Control of body temperature
reported improvement · N=57
59%
Sweating
reported improvement · N=58
59%
Fine motor control
reported improvement · N=70
58%
Skin condition
reported improvement · N=55

About this data

Patients self-assess each symptom on a 5-point scale (Worse / No improvement / Small / Moderate / Significant) at follow-up checkpoints after treatment, comparing to their pre-treatment baseline. "Reported improvement" combines the small, moderate and significant buckets. Data is updated daily from our internal patient registry. As with any medical treatment, past results do not guarantee future outcomes — improvements vary from patient to patient.

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