Parkinson's Disease Treatment in Tiantan Puhua Hospital

At Tiantan Puhua, Parkinson's Disease is treated with a unique procedure  in which adult stem cells extracted from the human retina called 'human Retinal Pigment Epithelial cells' (hRPE) are implanted through brain injection. These special cells have the quality of producing dopamine, lack of Dopamine being the cause of the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.

Another important advantage of these cells is that they have no immunosuppressive reactions and therefore patients do not need to take additional immunosuppressive drugs during the treatment.

The treatment includes the implantation of hRPE cells into the region in the brain where the damaged cells are, along with a daily cocktail of medications that 'fertilize' this area, helping the cells to survive and keep on renewing themselves.

While the treatment can not completely remove all symptoms of the disease, it can greatly reduce the tremors, decrease muscle tension, improve movement's continuity and balance, increase the muscle strength, reduce the freeze ups, and other symptoms.