Name: Puggelli Lamberto Giacinto                           
Sex: Male
Country: Italy
Age: 73
Diagnoses: 1. Motor neuron disease (MND) 2. Renal insufficiency
3. Hypertension level 2 (Very high risk)
Admission Date: 2011-09-25
Days Admitted to Hospital: 31 days

Puggelli suffers from progressive dysphasia. He went to a local hospital, but didn't receive a clear diagnosis. With the progression of the disease, swallowing became difficult. Soon after, Puggelli went to Massachusetts General Hospital and was diagnosed with MND. In 2011, he had severe anemia and discontinued taking Riluzole. Look for effective treatment, he came to Wu Stem Cells Medical Center.

Admission PE: Bp: 164/96mmHg; Hr: 66/min. Temperature: 36.2 ?殠Puggelli had normal development and normal nutrition. There was ecchymosis on the inside of the left upper limb, the diameter of the ecchymosis was about 4cms*5cms. There was ecchymosis on the inside of the left arm which was about 4cms by 5cms in size.

During the nervous system examination, Puggelli was alert. He had barylalia and could only speak simple words. The intonation was low. His responses were delayed. His orientation, memory and calculation abilities were normal. The right eye??s aggregation was poor. The left nasolabial groove was shallow. The teeth were averted to the right side. The muscle strength of the soft palate was weak. The pharyngeal reflex was diminished. There was obvious muscle atrophy in the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, big and small thenar muscles of both hands, and the interosseus muscles. The muscle strength of all four limbs was level 5, the muscle tone of all four limbs was almost normal. The tendon reflexes of all four limbs were active, and the left side was more active. The bilateral abdominal reflexes were not elicited. The bilateral Hoffmann's sign and Rossolimo's sign were negative. The bilateral Babinski's sign was negative. Puggelli had less ability with the finger-to-nose test, rapid rotation test, digit opposition test and heel-knee-shin test.

Puggelli was given treatment in order to expand the blood vessels, had his blood pressure brought under control and was given nourishment for the neurons in order to promote the neural repair. He also received treatment to enhance the body's resistance. At the same time, he was put on a non-invasive ventilator. This was combined with neurological rehabilitation training.

After the completion of the stem cell treatment, Puggelli's condition had improved. The blood pressure reading was about 130/80mmHg. The kidney functioning has been restored to normal. The ecchymosis on the left arm has healed. The coughing while swallowing has been reduced. The amount of time required to eat has decreased. Puggelli can express more words and sentences. The ventilation of the right nasal cavity is poor, and is accompanied with thin nasal discharge. After the consultation with the E.N.T. department, he was diagnosed with rhinitis. He then received relevant medication for treatment. Afterward his condition had shown some improvement.

Pugelli told us that before the treatment, "I was seeking effective possible treatment options on the internet every day, until I found your medical center. There were many people around me who didn't understand stem cell therapy or believed that it would work. They advised me to not go to China for treatment. After the doctors at your medical center consulted with me and gave me detailed information, I decided to take a chance and go to your medical center for the stem cell treatment."

Pugelli is a director of an Italian opera company. The disease affected his throat and he couldn't work for the opera. After the treatment, things improved enough so that he will be able to perform a new opera next year. This understandably has made him very happy and optimistic.

After the completion of the one month treatment Pugelli can speak in complete sentences. But sometimes his words are ambiguous. But when he is in a good mood, his words are very clear. His swallowing ability has improved too. He can sit up and stand up by himself. The movements in the left side of the face are normal. When he sleeps, the left eye can completely close. He is able to smile again. Before the treatment, he had difficulty with reading, now he is able to read again.

Before he left our medical center, Pugelli gestured and pronounced the numbers one through ten, in Chinese. Pugelli told us that he was very happy with his stay at our medical center and that before coming here he read many articles about China, especially about Beijing Opera. But since he didn't get the chance to see any Beijing Opera performances while he was here for treatment, he hopes to be able to return to Beijing someday and attend one.

"We want to thank the entire staff at Wu Stem Cells Medical Center. The medical care was very good and I was able to get the treatment and results I needed which I was not able to get in Europe."