In a person, a stroke occurs when the blood supply to certain parts of the brain is interrupted or reduced, depriving the cells and tissue of fresh oxygen and nutrients. Due to inadequate oxygenated blood supply, the brain cells gradually begin to die. Early stroke cell treatment minimizes brain damage and various potential complications.
Effects of Stroke
Some of the most common signs and symptoms of people having a stroke are:
- Trouble with talking and understanding: People with stroke speak in an unclear way and get confused when asked something.
- Paralysis or numbness of the face, and limbs: People with spinal cord injury develop numbness or paralysis effects on their face, arm or leg. This may at times occur on just one side of the body. When raising both the arms, one arm may fall, or one side of the mouth may droop while smiling.
- Vision problem in one or both eyes: People with stroke experience blurry vision in one or both eyes.
- Headache: Sudden severe headache accompanied by dizziness, vomiting, and loss of consciousness indicate stroke.
- Trouble while walking: Unbalanced gait, loss of balance and poor limb coordination are signs of a stroke.
Treatment
To improve the symptoms of stroke or decrease the risk of having another stroke, it is essential to visit NeuroGen BSI hospital for stroke cell treatment. The neurosurgeons at the hospital recommend treatment with marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells extracted from the patient’s hip bone. This helps to ease the symptoms of stroke and also prevent the possibility of another stroke attack.
Cell therapy for Stroke
Stroke cell treatment at NeuroGen BSI hospital is done in three steps:
- The bone marrow extraction from the patient’s own hip bone with a fine aspiration needle. The neurosurgeons remove 80ml to 120ml of marrow, according to the weight of the patient.
- The extracted marrow tissue is transported to a fully equipped GLP (Good Lab Practice) & GMP (Good Medical Practice) laboratory. The stem cells are filtered to separate the mesenchymal stem cells from the tissue, blood and other cells found in the aspirant.
- The separated stem cells are infused into the cerebrospinal fluid from where they travel to the brain and anchor themselves into the tissue surrounding the damaged areas.
They emit growth factors that have the ability to repair or replace the damaged cells to help reconstruct brain plasticity.
Post-stroke Care
Post-stroke cell treatment, the staff at NeuroGen BSI focuses on helping the patient recover his/her lost skills. They recommend various rehabilitation therapies according to their need. They receive treatment through trained and experienced therapists’ for occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, diet counselling and psychological intervention. For stroke survivors, these therapies help them to function properly and return to living independently.
