Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Drug trial for brain injury recovery

Harri has been on a trial of a drug called Stilnox for nearly 10 months. The drug is not a new drug, it has been used in treatment for insomnia for many years. just over 10 years ago it was discovered to have benefit in rehabilitation for brain injury patients. Over the course of the trial, Harri has made slow but steady increases in his methods of communication.
The first trials for this treatment were in South Africa, Dr Wallie Nel, and at the moment that is where the majority of experience remains. A South African television crew doing a story on the trial has interviewed me and taped with a skype appointment we had with Dr Nel. Both ABC (Australian Story) and Channel 9 (60 Minutes) have run stories of this treatment through the story of Sam Goddard.
To the best of our knowledge, Harri is the youngest person on this trial in Australia, in fact we do not know if there is any other children on this trial in Australia.
We will keep you posted on future developments. Regards Matt

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