title: Cell therapy attempted as a novel approach for chronic traumatic brain injury - a pilot study.
abstract: Traumatic brain injury is an injury to the brain parenchyma resulting from external factors such as vehicular accidents, falls, or sports injuries. Its outcome involves primary insult followed by a cascade of secondary insult, resulting in diffuse axonal injury further causing white matter damage. Surgical intervention targets the primary damage, whereas only few treatment alternatives are available to treat the secondary damage. Cellular therapy could be one of the prospective therapeutic options, as it has the potential to arrest the degeneration and promote regeneration of new cells in the brain. We conducted a pilot study on 14 cases who were administered with autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells, intrathecally. The follow up was done at 1 week, 3 months and 6 months after the intervention. The Functional Independence Measure scale, the SF-8 Health Survey Scoring and the disability rating scale were used as outcome measures. These scales showed a positive shift in scores at the end of 6 months. Improvements were observed in various symptoms, along with activities of daily living. Improvement in PET CT scan performed before and 6 months after the intervention in 3 patients corresponded to the clinical and functional improvements observed in these patients. The results of this study suggest that cell therapy may promote functional recovery leading to an improved quality of life in chronic TBI. Although the results are positive, the improvements after cell therapy are not optimal. Hence, additional multicenter, controlled studies are required to establish cell therapy as a standard therapeutic approach.
authors: Department of Medical Services and Clinical research, NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute, Stem Asia Hospital and Research Centre, Sector - 40, Plot No. 19, Palm Beach Road, Seawood (W), New Mumbai, 400706 India.
authors: Alok
authors: A
authors: Sharma
authors: Department Of Research & Development, NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute, Stem Asia Hospital and Research Centre, Sector - 40, Plot No. 19, Palm Beach Road, Seawood (W), New Mumbai, 400706 India.
authors: Hemangi
authors: H
authors: Sane
authors: Department Of Research & Development, NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute, Stem Asia Hospital and Research Centre, Sector - 40, Plot No. 19, Palm Beach Road, Seawood (W), New Mumbai, 400706 India.
authors: Pooja
authors: P
authors: Kulkarni
authors: Department Of NeuroRehabilitation, NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute, Stem Asia Hospital and Research Centre, Sector - 40, Plot No. 19, Palm Beach Road, Seawood (W), New Mumbai, 400706 India.
authors: Jayanti
authors: J
authors: Yadav
authors: Department of Medical Services and Clinical research, NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute, Stem Asia Hospital and Research Centre, Sector - 40, Plot No. 19, Palm Beach Road, Seawood (W), New Mumbai, 400706 India.
authors: Nandini
authors: N
authors: Gokulchandran
authors: Department Of NeuroRehabilitation, NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute, Stem Asia Hospital and Research Centre, Sector - 40, Plot No. 19, Palm Beach Road, Seawood (W), New Mumbai, 400706 India.
authors: Hema
authors: H
authors: Biju
authors: Department of Medical Services and Clinical research, NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute, Stem Asia Hospital and Research Centre, Sector - 40, Plot No. 19, Palm Beach Road, Seawood (W), New Mumbai, 400706 India.
authors: Prerna
authors: P
authors: Badhe
keywords: Autologous; Bone marrow; Cellular therapy; Intrathecal; Mononuclear cells; PET CT scan; Traumatic brain injury
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