Neurogenesis following Stroke Affecting the Adult Brain

Who the hell is going to actually write up a stroke protocol on exactly how to create neurogenesis for our rehabilitation? IT WILL NEVER GET DONE.
Because we have no stroke strategy due to our fucking failures of stroke associations. Survivors shouldn't have to figure out everything about their recovery, but right now you do because laziness and maybe stupidity.
http://cshperspectives.cshlp.org/content/7/11/a019034.short

1. Olle Lindvall and
2. Zaal Kokaia

+ Author Affiliations

1. Laboratory of Stem Cells and Restorative Neurology, Lund Stem Cell Center, University Hospital, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden

1. Correspondence: olle.lindvall@med.lu.se

Abstract

A bulk of experimental evidence supports the idea that the stroke-damaged adult brain makes an attempt to repair itself by producing new neurons also in areas where neurogenesis does not normally occur (e.g., the striatum and cerebral cortex). Knowledge about mechanisms regulating the different steps of neurogenesis after stroke is rapidly increasing but still incomplete. The functional consequences of stroke-induced neurogenesis and the level of integration of the new neurons into existing neural circuitries are poorly understood. To have a substantial impact on the recovery after stroke, this potential mechanism for self-repair needs to be enhanced, primarily by increasing the survival and differentiation of the generated neuroblasts. Moreover, for efficient repair, optimization of neurogenesis most likely needs to be combined with promotion of other endogenous neuroregenerative responses (e.g., protection and sprouting of remaining mature neurons, transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells [NSPC]–derived neurons and glia cells, and modulation of inflammation).