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Suggest Treatment For Lack Of Speech In A Child
A 7 yr old boy. Not able to speak though all the vocal organs are alright. According to NIMHANS Hosp Bangalore and some Kolkata hospital, he got some extra cells in his brain at the time when he was in mother's womb. He was not able to walk when he was of 5 yrs. Now He can hear, see and can do everything except talking and can not express when toilet going is required. We heard about stem cell implant therapy. Pl suggest
Wed, 15 Oct 2014
Hi, thanks for asking.
I can understand your concerns.
In my opinion you child requires speech therapy and if required alternative or augmentative communication training.
Till date there is no evidence of the role of the stem cell therapy for this condition
I hope I have helped you
Thank you
I can understand your concerns.
In my opinion you child requires speech therapy and if required alternative or augmentative communication training.
Till date there is no evidence of the role of the stem cell therapy for this condition
I hope I have helped you
Thank you
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