Nicholas North - Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, ADHD

‘Due to major difficulty during the birth; Nicholas suffered massive bruising on the top of his head as a result of attempted vacuum extraction and forceps. The first 3-months Nicholas suffered terrible colic and screamed most of the time. When I attended the Infant Welfare Nurse and local doctors I was told Nicholas was normal. However Nicholas was very active, quite dangerous and prone to being very violent. He was terribly impulsive and would only sleep if I drove him around in the car for an hour! I had to hold him down just to get him to sleep. After a lot of frustration eventually we gained referral to a Pediatrician who diagnosed Nick with severe ADHD. Eventually a CT scan was recommended at 3-years of age which revealed Nicholas had suffered a stroke which occurred at birth!

 

Not long after this Nick began to suffer seizures which often lasted for period longer than 45-minutes. EEGs showed a lot of activity around the area damaged by the stroke. We have struggled with Nick, his behavior and the constant medication regime. We have also been informed that Nick may be autistic but I don’t want another label! After many false starts eventually we got him off to school. He struggled and as he got older his level of disability got worse. He was wearing AFO’s; receiving botox and we were told this is as good as it gets!

 

Surfing the net I came across HBOT and cerebral palsy in the USA and eventually found Dr Hooper at HyperMED. Initially we started an initial 20-hours of HBOT; everything seemed to happen quickly. Within 19-hours of HBOT we noticed a change in Nick – he said he felt fantastic and he was sleeping better. His teachers commented that he was ‘more forward’.  We gave Nick another 20-hours and by this stage Nick was sleeping better, exercising, his lung capacity and fatigue had improved tremendously; he was eating better and the improvement in his behaviors was amazing; his right hand had also lost its ‘claw likeness’! Nick’s father initially thought this was all a scam however he could see the improvements with Nick. Nick was now sleeping in his own bed – thank you!

 

Nick’s right hand is now more relaxed; you would have to look twice to see any problem; after about 30-sessions his hand is much more active, stronger and he can make a fist without too much trouble. He is now using his right hand whereas before most of his activity was limited to his left side. His seizure patterns have reduced significantly!

 

Nick’s circulation has also improved – he always had cold hands and feet even in the summer months. Nick’s teachers have noticed he is more settled and remains focused for longer periods.

 

We let things go with the Hyperbaric and Nicks behavior became more erratic and he became more up tight, needing less sleep and easily distracted even although he could see the changes. After the return of several minor seizures we decided to re-start HBOT and after the first day of HBOT Nick is back on track; he is calmer, more focused and sleeping better!

 

Our specialist was very pleased by Nick’s progress and extremely surprised by the impact of HBOT; he said he would have to do his ‘homework on HBOT’! He was amazed that Nick is no longer on dexamphetamine considering the last time he had seen Nick un-medicated Nick was manifesting all the extreme behaviors of ADHD! Our specialist recommended that we continue with what we are doing for the moment; he was also surprised by the fact that Nick’s right hand was no longer clawed!’ Fiona (mother).

 

From: Weed-M-Out [mailto:fmy61324@bigpond.net.au]

Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:01 PM

To: Dr Mal Hooper

 ‘After commencing HBOT again (we had a year off due to unforseen financial constraints) I am pleased to report that Nicholas is back on track and after only 31 hours everyone is noticing and commenting to me on the much quieter, more mature person Nicholas has become since Christmas. One parent at school even said "Gee what did you do to Nicholas over the christmas holidays, stand over him and beat him with a stick every time he played up”. Perish the thought any wonder her children are bullies!

 

He is back on track with his sleeping, he is placing his heel down again instead of toe walking and just seems a lot healthier and alert. Also noticed a strange and unboy like phenomena - he actually hears me when I answer his questions no more selective deafness, maybe I should book hubby in for some HBOT Another great thing I noticed is that he is doing more for himself (without me nagging) finally some independence (LOL for him and me).

Anyway Cheers Mal’ – Fiona