Apart from time and rehabilitation, there is currently no effective treatment for reversing brain damage caused by stroke.
Clinical recovery after a stroke results from neuro-restorative processes such as neurogenesis, angiogenesis, synaptic plasticity, and/or re-modeled and strengthened connections between neurons.
Stem cell therapy for stroke is a novel, but progressive area of research which would potentially facilitate the neuro-restorative processes required for recovery.
Despite the extremely complex nature of brain function and central nervous system networks, successful stem cell therapy for brain infarct could become the wave of the future for optimal stroke management.
