Stem cells are body cells with the ability to differentiate into any specialized cells and reproduce into new ones. They are extracted from sources like the bone marrow and infused into the body from where they move toward the area of damage. They have the potential to adopt the characteristic of cells, tissues, muscles or nerves.
A Ray of Hope
Stem cells are a ray of hope for people traumatized with neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia, motor neuron diseases, intellectual disability, autism, and cerebral palsy. The potential of stem cells also helps in treating diseases of muscles like muscular dystrophy and injuries to the spinal cord. With cell therapy, people suffering from debilitating illnesses can now look forward to a renewed lifestyle.
Types of Cell Therapy
The two types of stem cell therapies for neurodegenerative and autoimmune disorders are:
Autologous Cell Therapy:
Autologous cell therapy is a therapeutic intervention that uses the patient’s own stem cells to treat him/her. These stem cells are extracted, treated and purified and then reintroduced into the body. The advantages of autologous cell therapy include fewer risks from immunological reactions, stem cell incompatibility and disease transmission as compared with cells that are not cultivated from the patient or are donor cells.
Autologous cell therapy is also gaining popularity as the autologous stem cells (from the bone marrow) reduce the risk of rejection and have a long-lasting effect than other conventional treatments.
Allogeneic Cell Therapy:
Allogeneic cell therapy is introducing a donor’s stem cells into the patient. According to many neurosurgeons, the patient’s tissue elicits an immune reaction to the introduced foreign cells.
With more advantages counted with autologous cell therapy, the neurosurgeons at Neurogen hospital only provide autologous cell therapy. The treatment is done with stem cells obtained from the patient’s own bone marrow, with a safe procedure that ensures zero adverse effects.
At NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute, the staff provides advanced cell treatment to treat a host of diseases and disorders. Their comprehensive services include cell therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, art-based therapy, ABA therapy, and aquatic therapy that treat and rehabilitate patients suffering from neurological and muscular disorders.
NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute, an award-winning cell therapy center, is the creation of Dr. Alok Sharma. This hospital has treated patients to overcome their muscular and neurological disorders. As India’s foremost cell treatment and rehabilitation center, the dedicated staff under the guidance of Dr. Sharma has presented multiple groundbreaking treatments. The best result of difficult and untreatable disorders come from the multi-disciplinary approach of the staff who pool in their different specialties to treat challenging medical conditions
Many patients treated at Neurogen hospital have regained their brain plasticity and muscular strength and now enjoy improved lives. Here, the patients get a swift diagnosis, warm and friendly environment, and complete treatment.
