title: Stem cell therapy in stroke: a review literature.
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.
authors.affiliation: Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran ; Department of Medical Science, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Rokhsareh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meamar
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dehghani
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghasemi
authors.forename: Fariborz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khorvash
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shaygannejad
keywords: Clinical; stem cell; stroke; treatment; trials