According to a new research a single dose of adult donor stem cells given to animals that have neurological damage similar to that experienced by adults with a stroke or newborns with cerebral palsy can significantly enhance recovery from these types of injuries. So there is now a hope for patients with a neurological damage like stroke.

The stemcells used in the study were a recently discovered type, referred to as multipotent adult progenitor cells, or MAPCs.

Treated animals experienced at least 25 per cent greater improvement in motor and neurological performance than controls, Dr Cesario V. Borlongan, neuroscientist at Medical College of Georgia and the Veterans Affairs Medical Centre in Augusta said.

The findings were presented April 7 at the 58th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in San Diego. Link