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StemCells, Inc. Initiates Landmark Trial Targeting “Communication Highway” of the Brain...and possibly also for patients suffering from other myelination disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis and certain types of cerebral palsy. " The trial is being directed by a team of prominent academic researchers... In this article: University of California, San Francisco, South Carolina, Surgery, California, Neurosurgery, Cerebral palsy, Retinitis pigmentosa, and Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis |
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TC Palm | November 16, 2009
Young Jupiter widow and mother of three urges vigilance in epilepsy treatment
...a condition that is both treatable and often preventable. More people suffer from epilepsy than multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease. During November, the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) is...
In this article: Epilepsy, Seizure, Treasure Coast, Cerebral palsy, and Parkinson's disease
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PR Newswire: Health / Biotech | November 05, 2009
Beike Biotechnology Invests in Leading Japanese Regenerative Medicine Co., Biomaster Inc.
...for use in treating a variety of serious medical conditions including ataxia, brain injury, cerebral palsy, diabetic foot disease, lower limb ischemia, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury, and optic nerve damage. For...
In this article: Breast reconstruction, University of Tokyo, Venture capital, Diabetic foot, Breast implant, and Cerebral palsy
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GlobalPost | October 09, 2009
Unfettered by regulation, India pulls ahead on stem cell treatments
...use of a single donated embryo, she has been able to treat 600 patients for conditions such as Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, renal failure, cerebral palsy, and diabetes. What's also unique about Dr. Shroff's technique is that's she's been...
In this article: India, Indian Council of Medical Research, Cerebral palsy, U.S., and Physical therapy
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Alliance Seating & Mobility Offers Complex Rehab Products, Services to Over 100 Million Health Plan Members
...and pediatric manual and power mobility solutions for severe physical disabilities related to paralysis, cerebral palsy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy and other conditions," said Sharon Kleinfelder, vice...
In this article: Alliance, Cerebral palsy, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Paralysis, and Muscular dystrophy
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Medical News Today | August 31, 2009
What Is Ataxia? What Causes Ataxia?
...controls muscle coordination - the cerebellum. Ataxia may have several causes, including multiple sclerosis, a head injury, alcohol abuse, stroke, cerebral palsy, a faulty gene, or a tumor. Ataxia may also be a symptom of incoordination...
In this article: Ataxia, Cerebellar ataxia, Hernia, Vitamin B12, Ataxia telangiectasia, Friedreich's ataxia, Spinocerebellar ataxia, Medical advice, Occupational therapy, and Physical therapy
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Stuff | October 04, 2009
Experimental treatment amazes
...not sit and do nothing." The Mexican Government issued Dr Ramirez a licence in 1991 to administer stem cells to treat conditions including cerebral palsy, strokes, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. The cells are sourced from...
In this article: Cerebral palsy, Epilepsy, The Dominion Post, Surgery, and Parkinson's disease
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Centre Daily Times | August 29, 2009
XenoPort Reports Positive Results from a Phase 2 Trial of Arbaclofen Placarbil in Spinal Cord Injury Patients with Spasticity
...spasms. About Spasticity Spasticity is a debilitating condition that is associated with some common neurological disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, stroke and cerebral palsy, as well as spinal cord injury. Spasticity is a condition in...
In this article: Spinal cord injury, Baclofen, Food and Drug Administration, GlaxoSmithKline, Insomnia, Tizanidine, Cerebral palsy, Restless legs syndrome, and Parkinson's disease
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www.washingtonpost.com | September 27, 2007
Better Lupus Treatments on the Horizon
...on drug-development costs. This, despite the fact that more Americans are diagnosed with lupus than with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, sickle-cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, or AIDS, LRI statistics indicate. But the lupus research scene...
In this article: University of California, Los Angeles, Salk Institute, Autoimmune disease, Fatigue, Purdue University, and Harvard Medical School
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PR Newswire: Sports | August 18, 2009
Veteran Rehab Specialist, Rafael Ibarra, Joins Alliance Seating & Mobility in Georgia
...manual and power mobility solutions for people with severe physical disabilities related to paralysis, cerebral palsy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy and other conditions. "I entered the rehab field...
In this article: ATP, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Cerebral palsy, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Paralysis, Muscular dystrophy, and California State University
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Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system, leading to demyelination. Disease onset usually occurs in young adults, and it is more common in women. It has a prevalence that ranges between 2 and 150 per 100,000. MS was first described in 1868 by Jean-Martin Charcot.
MS affects the areas of the brain and spinal cord known as the white matter, destroying a fatty layer called the myelin sheath, which wraps around nerve fibers and electrically insulates them. When myelin is lost, the axons of neurons can no longer effectively conduct action potentials. The name multiple sclerosis refers to the scars (scleroses – better known as plaques or lesions) in the white matter. Although much is known about the mechanisms involved in the disease process, the cause remains unknown. Theories include genetics or infections. Different environmental risk factors have also been found.
Almost any neurological symptom can appear with the disease, and often progresses to physical and cognitive disability. MS takes several forms, with new symptoms occurring either in discrete attacks (relapsing forms) or slowly accumulating over time (progressive forms). Between attacks, symptoms may go away completely, but permanent neurological problems often occur, especially as the disease advances.
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