Brain–computer interfaces for communication and rehabilitation

U Chaudhary, N Birbaumer… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) use brain activity to control external devices, thereby
enabling severely disabled patients to interact with the environment. A variety of invasive …

Stem cell therapies in clinical trials: progress and challenges

A Trounson, C McDonald - Cell stem cell, 2015 - cell.com
Clinical investigations using stem cell products in regenerative medicine are addressing a
wide spectrum of conditions using a variety of stem cell types. To date, there have been few …

Clinical trials of stem cell therapy for cerebral ischemic stroke

M Kawabori, H Shichinohe, S Kuroda… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite recent developments in innovative treatment strategies, stroke remains one of the
leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Stem cell therapy is currently attracting …

A neurovascular-unit-on-a-chip for the evaluation of the restorative potential of stem cell therapies for ischaemic stroke

Z Lyu, J Park, KM Kim, HJ Jin, H Wu… - Nature biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
The therapeutic efficacy of stem cells transplanted into an ischaemic brain depends primarily
on the responses of the neurovascular unit. Here, we report the development and …

Safety and efficacy of multipotent adult progenitor cells in acute ischaemic stroke (MASTERS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial

DC Hess, LR Wechsler, WM Clark, SI Savitz… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Multipotent adult progenitor cells are a bone marrow-derived, allogeneic, cell
therapy product that modulates the immune system, and represents a promising therapy for …

Autologous mesenchymal stem cells improve motor recovery in subacute ischemic stroke: a randomized clinical trial

A Jaillard, M Hommel, A Moisan, TA Zeffiro… - Translational stroke …, 2020 - Springer
While preclinical stroke studies have shown that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) promote
recovery, few randomized controlled trials (RCT) have assessed cell therapy in humans. In …

Moving rehabilitation research forward: developing consensus statements for rehabilitation and recovery research

J Bernhardt, K Borschmann, L Boyd… - … journal of stroke, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Stroke recovery is the next frontier in stroke medicine. While growth in rehabilitation and
recovery research is exponential, a number of barriers hamper our ability to rapidly progress …

Neuroprotection for ischaemic stroke: current status and challenges

A Moretti, F Ferrari, RF Villa - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
Stroke is the third cause of death worldwide and the main cause of chronic, severe adult
disability. We focus on acute ischaemic stroke, which accounts for approximately 80% of all …

Stroke and the connectome: how connectivity guides therapeutic intervention

G Silasi, TH Murphy - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Connections between neurons are affected within 3 min of stroke onset by massive ischemic
depolarization and then delayed cell death. Some connections can recover with prompt …

Concise review: stem cell therapy for stroke patients: are we there yet?

CV Borlongan - Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Four decades of preclinical research demonstrating survival, functional integration, and
behavioral effects of transplanted stem cells in experimental stroke models have provided …