Stem Cell Therapy for Motor Neuron Disease Treatment in India
Motor neurone disease (MND) is the name given to a group of diseases in which the nerve cells – neurones – controlling the muscles that enable us to move, speak, breathe and swallow; undergo degeneration and die.
Common Diseases are,
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – One of faster progressing disorders
- Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) – Upper motor neuron affection
- Progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) – Affects both, upper and lower motor neurons and starts with speech and swallowing affections.
- Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) – Lower motor neurons are affected and has a comparatively slower rate of deterioration.
- Kennedy disease – Presents as an MND, however, is a hereditary condition which affects adult males causing slowly progressive weakness and wasting of muscles with only lower motor neuron involvement and other features.
Cell therapy for MND has been shown to be beneficial in prolonging survival, improving respiratory function, muscle strength and bulbar impairment. It will slow down the disease progression and rate of decline of the respiratory function.
Cell therapy has been tested widely and has been repeatedly found to be safe and beneficial in MND.
