Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: A New Hope for Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke

Rhandi Christensen^{1

2}, Mahendranath Moharir^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada (R.C., M.M.).
² Department of Pediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (R.C., M.M.).

Editorial

Rhandi Christensen et al. Stroke. 2025 Sep.

. 2025 Sep;56(9):2419-2421.

doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.125.052219. Epub 2025 Aug 25.

Rhandi Christensen^{1

2}, Mahendranath Moharir^{1

2}

¹ Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada (R.C., M.M.).
² Department of Pediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (R.C., M.M.).

No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; cerebral palsy; inflammation; ischemic stroke; placenta.

Conflict of interest statement

None.

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