Don't expect this to magically solve all your deficits any time soon. If you want to recover you'll have to use the tried and true, repetition, repetition, repetition. The timeframe is impossible if we can't get tPA within 3 hours. Curious as to how the stem cells traveled thru the blood brain barrier.
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=127915&CultureCode=en
Stem cells from bone marrow or fat improve recovery after stroke in
rats, finds a study published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy.
Treatment with stem cells improved the amount of brain and nerve repair
and the ability of the animals to complete behavioural tasks.
Stem
cell therapy holds promise for patients but there are many questions
which need to be answered, regarding treatment protocols and which cell
types to use. This research attempts to address some of these questions.
Rats were treated intravenously with stem cells or saline 30
minutes after a stroke. At 24 hours after stroke the stem cell treated
rats showed a better functional recovery. By two weeks these animals had
near normal scores in the tests. This improvement was seen even though
the stem cells did not appear to migrate to the damaged area of brain.
The treated rats also had higher levels of biomarkers implicated in
brain repair including, the growth factor VEGF.
A positive result
was seen for both fat (adipose) and bone-marrow derived stem cells. Dr
Exuperio Díez-Tejedor from La Paz University Hospital, explained,
“Improved recovery was seen regardless of origin of the stem cells,
which may increase the usefulness of this treatment in human trials.
Adipose-derived cells in particular are abundant and easy to collect
without invasive surgery.”
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