scholarly journals Human Embryonic Stem Cells in Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geeta Shroff ◽  
Puneet Agarwal ◽  
Avinash Mishra ◽  
Nayan Sonowal
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Embryonic Stem Cells ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Human Embryonic Stem Cells ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
A Prospective Study

scholarly journals Magnetic resonance imaging tractography as a diagnostic tool in patients with spinal cord injury treated with human embryonic stem cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geeta Shroff
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Embryonic Stem Cells ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Human Embryonic Stem Cells ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Cord Injury

Introduction Spinal cord injury is a cause of severe disability and mortality. The pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods used, are unable to improve the quality of life in spinal cord injury. Spinal disorders have been treated with human embryonic stem cells. Magnetic resonance imaging and tractography were used as imaging modality to document the changes in the damaged cord, but the magnetic resonance imaging tractography was seen to be more sensitive in detecting the changes in the spinal cord. The present study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic modality of magnetic resonance imaging tractography to determine the efficacy of human embryonic stem cells in chronic spinal cord injury. Materials and methods The study included the patients with spinal cord injury for whom magnetic resonance imaging tractography was performed before and after the therapy. Omniscan (gadodiamide) magnetic resonance imaging tractography was analyzed to assess the spinal defects and the improvement by human embryonic stem cell treatment. The patients were also scored by American Spinal Injury Association scale. Results Overall, 15 patients aged 15–44 years with clinical manifestations of spinal cord injury had magnetic resonance imaging tractography performed. The average treatment period was nine months. The majority of subjects ( n = 13) had American Spinal Injury Association score A, and two patients were at score C at the beginning of therapy. At the end of therapy, 10 patients were at score A, two patients were at score B and three patients were at score C. Improvements in patients were clearly understood through magnetic resonance imaging tractography as well as in clinical signs and symptoms. Conclusion Magnetic resonance imaging tractography can be a crucial diagnostic modality to assess the improvement in spinal cord injury patients.

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