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Efficacy of redox nanoparticles for improving survival of transplanted cells in a mouse model of ischemic stroke
The success of cell transplantation therapy for ischemic stroke is hindered by the low cell survival rate in poststroke brain, due in part to high free radical production and ensuing oxidative stress. We have ...
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Ventral Clival Branch of the Ascending Pharyngeal Artery as a Transosseous Feeder of an Arteriovenous Fistula Surrounding the Clival Lesions
Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) adjacent to the clivus, such as cavernous sinus dural AVFs (CSDAVFs) and condylar AVFs, sometimes have an intraosseous shunted pouch and recruit blood supply from transosseous fee...
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Development of cortical microvascularization in Moyamoya disease using the maximum intensity projection method from three-dimensional rotational angiography
Neurosurgeons often experience increased cortical microvascularization in Moyamoya disease (MMD). However, there are no previous reports that radiologically evaluated preoperative cortical microvascularization...
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Transplanted neural lineage cells derived from dental pulp stem cells promote peripheral nerve regeneration
Cell therapy for peripheral nerve injury is a promising strategy as regenerative medicine that restores neurological function. However, challenges remain in producing suitable and sufficient amounts of autolog...
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Induced Neural Cells from Human Dental Pulp Ameliorate Functional Recovery in a Murine Model of Cerebral Infarction
Human mesenchymal stem cells are a promising cell source for the treatment of stroke. Their primary mechanism of action occurs via neuroprotective effects by trophic factors, anti-inflammatory effects, and imm...
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Open AccessExercise training using hybrid assistive limb (HAL) lumbar type for locomotive syndrome: a pilot study
With a rapidly aging population in Japan, locomotive syndrome is becoming an increasingly serious social problem. Exercise therapy using the lumbar type HAL, which is a wearable robot suit that can assist volu...
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Open AccessLevetiracetam versus fosphenytoin as a second-line treatment after diazepam for status epilepticus: study protocol for a multicenter non-inferiority designed randomized control trial
Status epilepticus (SE) is an emergency condition for which rapid and secured cessation is important. Phenytoin and fosphenytoin, the prodrug of phenytoin with less severe adverse effects, have been recommende...