Rabbi Refael Shmulevitz was diagnosed with ALS four months ago and given two to four years to live. He lost the ability to talk clearly and was confined to a wheelchair.
“Within a few weeks following injection with NurOwn cells, the patient showed dramatic improvement in a variety of functions including breathing, speech, walking, muscular strength, and overall well-being,” said Professor Dimitrios Karussis of the Neurology Department at The Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, and principal investigator of BrainStorm’s current phase I/II clinical trial.
“While we cannot draw scientific conclusions based on the outcome of an individual patient, these results are extremely encouraging,” he added.
