Four years after a blood clot in the brain, Pia can walk in the forest alone and without a cane

Sought contact with another patient

Pia went to an information meeting and then sought contact with a patient with a similar process:

“I contacted someone who had experienced the same thing as me, with whom I compared myself a lot, and who had also received this treatment.”

From cane to walk in the woods on my own hand

Pia decided on the treatment and felt a change from the first stab:

"Right from the start I could feel a strange change in my head, and my balance had suddenly become much, much better."

"Before the treatment, I could walk well, but it was with a cane, and I never walked alone because I was afraid of falling. Now I walk many places alone. I walk in the woods by our summer house, and I can nice to walk 5-6 km without problems."

Also a change in the mood

In addition to the physical progress, Pia also experienced a change in her mental state:

"Mentally, there was a huge change. I became very happy, and my depression eased a lot."

"The family has gotten along better. I can be with them more and have more energy. I am happier, and it makes it easier for the family to cope with the fact that I have a disability."

When Pia saw the improvements after the first injection, she opted for one more injection. She concludes:

“It has made a huge difference when you are no longer depressed every day.”

How the Re-Mind treatment works

Re-Mind is a medical treatment aimed at neuroinflammation – an inflammatory condition that can occur in the brain after, among other things, a concussion, a traumatic brain injury, a blood clot or bleeding in the brain or covid-19. The treatment is offered by Rehab-Partner | Neurologic Recovery Clinics and is supervised by the clinic's neurologist, Güven Gürbüz, specialist in neurology. He explains the background to the treatment:

"A blood clot in the brain can leave the brain tissue in a persistent inflammatory state - neuroinflammation - which can maintain or worsen late effects, even long after the acute phase is over. Motor disturbances such as reduced strength and balance on the affected side, persistent fatigue and changes in mental well-being are all symptoms that can be associated with continued neuroinflammation. The Re-Mind treatment is aimed at dampening this inflammatory condition. Patients react differently to the treatment - and it is important to emphasize that it does not work the same for everyone."

The treatment is off-label. This means that an approved medicine is used for a purpose other than that for which the medicine was originally approved. All patients receive information about this and give informed consent.

You must know this before a treatment

Before a Re-Mind treatment, the patient undergoes a mandatory specialist assessment, a systematic review of the medical history and screening blood tests. The treatment is only offered to patients whose condition is deemed suitable – and no guarantee of effectiveness is given.

Side effects of the treatment are usually mild. They can include redness or itching at the injection site, a transient feeling of a slight fever without an actual temperature increase or a short-term headache, which typically subsides within the first day.

Re-Mind is offered as a medical supplement to the other treatment and rehabilitation. You are welcome to attend an information meeting at Neurologic Recovery Clinics to hear more.