Stem Cell Treatment for ALS
ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a very aggressive neurological-degenerative disease that impacts the nerve cells within the brain and the spinal cord. In particular ALS refers to the degeneration of the motor neurons that reach out from the brain towards the spinal cord and then towards the muscles. ALS will cause the motor neurons to eventually die and with it the capability of the brain to instigate and manage the voluntary muscle movements similar to Parkinson’s Disease and MS. This will eventually result in total paralyzation for the patient during the late stage of the illness.(Poungvarin and Viriyavejakul 1991)*
Common symptoms for patients suffering from ALS patients include:
Stiff finger joints
Uneven fine motor skills
Weakness in hands due to muscle atrophy
Problems with keeping head up
Problems keeping good posture
Weak muscles in feet, ankle or legs
Sensory neuropathy
Slurring of words during speech or trouble swallowing
Frequent muscle cramps
Random twitching of tongue, arms or shoulders
Trouble with respiratory system and breathing normally
Cell Collection
Due to the nature of the progressive neurodegenerative get more info disease, Autologous stem cell treatment or therapy (cells from the patient fat,blood or bone marrow) are not recommended. Our center does not also use Embryonic stem cells or stem cells derived from animals ie “Live Cells”. Our therapy uses only Human Neural Stem Cells that are isolated and expanded into glial restricted progenitors cells (GRP), oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs), astrocytes and neurons.Cell Expansion with Neural Growth Factors
After collection the stem cells are concentrated then isolated to measure the overall quantity and quality of the collected stem cells. Only certain types of activated stem cells have the capability to transform into the necessary types of cells. These activated stem cells are capable of regenerating damaged tissues such as the myelin sheath for the treatment of ALS.(Thomsen et al. 2014)*
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