title: Stem cells and stroke: are we further away than anyone is willing to admit?
abstract: Harnessing the potential of stem cells or other types of cell therapies to regenerate brain tissue lost from a stroke is a long way off, and a far more complicated process than is understood. There are critical safety issues regarding stem cells in stroke and many clinical trials have only just begun. We are at least 5-10 years away from knowing if cell therapies will improve clinical outcome in stroke patients. The use of stem cells in stroke therapy remains investigational only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA. sean.i.savitz@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Sean I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Savitz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D058953:Neural Stem Cells; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*