Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neurorehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Nat Med, 2008 • January 1, 2008
The study demonstrates that significant recovery of hindlimb stepping can occur after severe spinal cord injury (SCI) in mice, even when direct connections from the brain to the legs are severed. This...
KEY FINDING: Pronounced functional recovery can occur after severe SCI without the maintenance or regeneration of direct projections from the brain past the lesion.
J. Anat., 2008 • July 21, 2008
This study investigates the therapeutic potential of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) for treating cerebral stroke in rats. BMSCs were transplanted into the cerebrum of rats following a transient mid...
KEY FINDING: Transplanted BMSCs survived and migrated to areas around the lesion site in the rat brains.
Stroke, 2009 • March 1, 2009
The review addresses the need for multi-modal strategies to promote brain and spinal cord injury recovery, focusing on the limitations of current interventions and the potential of combining neuroprot...
KEY FINDING: The research identified nearly 10 FDA-approved compounds capable of simultaneously activating protective and reparative genes, suggesting a broad therapeutic window spanning from acute to chronic injury stages.
Exp Neurol, 2010 • September 1, 2010
This study investigated the use of peripheral nerve grafts (PNG) combined with chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) to promote axon regeneration after incomplete cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) in adult cats....
KEY FINDING: The peripheral nerve grafts survived in most animals, and thousands of myelinated axons were found within each graft.