Name: Daniel Maughan              

Sex: Male

Country: USA

Age: 49

Diagnosis: Brain stem injury

Beginning of treatment: September 22nd, 2007

Medical history before stem cell treatment:

In 1986, Daniel was fixing his car on a snowy canyon road when he was hit by another car. Initially, the accident left him comatose and with little chance of survival. Against the odds Daniel came out of the coma and survived. Today Daniel has limited, but manageable, ability to communicate and to move his body. Wishing to gain more improvements in his motor abilities and improve his quality of life, Daniel and his wife, LaNea, came to Beijing for stem cell treatment on September 2007.

Daniel is wheelchair bound, though he could before the treatment, stand without support for a short time and walk a few steps. Daniel's injury affected his balance and muscle strength, which made standing and walking one of his greatest difficulties.  

Due to paralysis of his vocal chords and lips, Daniel's speech, before the treatment, was unintelligible, and he had difficulties smiling and moving his lips.

Daniel's right side was especially weak, which made it extremely difficult for him to perform simple daily tasks with his hands, such as eating, picking up small objects, brushing his teeth, combing his hair or typing on a computer keyboard. His shoulders were weak and he was unable to extend his arms in front of his body or lift them over his head.

Daniel spent most of his time in his wheelchair, needing assistance with most of the basic daily activities. 

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