Intraspinal stem cell transplantation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A phase I trial, cervical microinjection, and final surgical safety outcomes

Neurosurgery

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-87

  Riley, Jonathan ^a   Glass, Jonathan ^a   Feldman, Eva L ^b   Polak, Meraida ^a   Bordeau, Jane ^a   Federici, Thais ^a   Johe, Karl ^c   Boulis, Nicholas M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Neuralstem Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Cell therapy; Intraspinal microinjection; Spinal cord injection; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HICCUP; HUMAN; INTRASPINAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; KYPHOSIS; LAMINOPLASTY; LARYNX EDEMA; MALE; MICROINJECTION; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE SPASM; NECK PAIN; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; FETAL STEM CELLS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL STEM CELLS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84891836716     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000156     Document Type: Article

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