Functional Recovery in a Child With Adrenoleukodystrophy Following Neuroregenerative Effects of Radio Electric Asymmetric Conveyer (REAC) Neuro-Regenerative (RGN-N) Treatment: A Detailed Case Report
This case report describes the treatment of a 9-year-old boy with advanced adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) who received radioelectric asymmetric conveyer (REAC) neuro-regenerative (RGN-N) therapy after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) failed to produce therapeutic benefits. ALD is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder for which limited treatment options exist, and interventions are often ineffective in advanced cases. Post-transplant, the patient's symptoms worsened until REAC RGN-N therapy was introduced. After treatment, notable improvements were observed in motor function, swallowing, spasticity, and overall quality of life. These results suggest that REAC RGN-N treatment may be an effective intervention to slow neurodegenerative progression and support recovery in ALD cases unresponsive to HSCT.
Authors
- Salvatore Rinaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8961-6316)
- Arianna Rinaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1855-6624)
- Vania Fontani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0141-6270)
Institutions
- Deutsches Historisches Institut Rom (IT)
- Institute of Neuroimmunology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.74283
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.80