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. 2013 May;4(Suppl 2):S139-46.

Stem cell therapy in stroke: a review literature

Rokhsareh Meamar  1 , Leila Dehghani, Majid Ghasemi, Fariborz Khorvash, Vahid Shaygannejad
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Stem cell therapy in stroke: a review literature

Rokhsareh Meamar et al. Int J Prev Med. 2013 May.

Abstract

Stroke is an important cause of death in the world and disability world-wide especially in developed countries. Following acute phase of stroke, some procedures and medical treatment such as thrombolytic agents has been recommended; nevertheless many patients have enduring deficits. Thus, there is a realistic need to develop treatment strategies for reducing neurological deficits. However, the stem cell (SC) therapy could arrange an alternative intervention for disease modifying therapy. In this article, we present a brief review of different methods of SC therapy in stroke patients and discuss the results with different cell types and routes of administration.

Keywords: Clinical; stem cell; stroke; treatment; trials.

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