The modified stem cells used in the study have been in clinical development for more than a decade to treat stroke and traumatic brain injuries. Clinical trials had already indicated that ...

Important step towards stem cell-based treatment for stroke Date: October 25, 2013 Source: Lund University Summary: Brain infarction, or stroke, is caused by a blood clot blocking a blood vessel ...

Researchers have developed a novel device that quite literally spins away the clots that block blood flow to the brain and ...

It’s often caused by a stroke in the brain stem — the base of the brain that connects with the spinal cord. When this happens, you may experience temporary or long-term neurological problems.

The potential of stem cells to repair the damage caused by strokes has been ... tissues for damaged cells, such as brain cells destroyed by a stroke. The brain always tries to repair itself ...

She was about to enter the fifth grade when she experienced a brain stem stroke. "The doctors gave a very, very bleak prognosis, and Claire had a very, very severe stroke in her brain stem.

When I was 26, out of the blue, I suffered a massive brain stem stroke caused by an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM, a rare congenital tangle of blood vessels of which I had no warning or symptoms.