At this time, there are no drugs that have been approved by the FDA when it comes to helping repair damage done to the nervous system. However, a team of researchers believes that this might be about to change after a successful study that shows that a particular treatment might be helpful with this type of healing.
When a stroke occurs, some parts of the brain are damaged because of a temporary lack of oxygen to some or all of the brain. This is why those who have suffered from a stroke often exhibit long term symptoms such as facial drooping, paralysis, difficulty with speech, difficulty with movement, and other issues. Although there are treatments and therapies out there that can assist with recovery, these things are more about re-teaching the brain. Over time, the brain develops neural pathways for transmitting information. If you want to open a door, your brain uses the same pathway time and time again to deliver the message from your brain to the rest of your body so that this can happen. But if the portion of the brain that handles this action is damaged, this can become impossible.
Until a new pathway is created. Much of therapy for treatment of stroke revolves around relearning activities. This new approach uses drugs to help stimulate healing and repair.
This is an exciting time to be keeping up with medical advancements. Although advancements are made all of the time, some of the more recent breakthroughs seem like things that were only dreams from science fiction movies not too long ago. There’s still some work to be done before these advances are commonplace parts of our lives still, but we are headed in the right direction when it comes to using science and knowledge to make our quality of life better as we age.
The team, based out of the University of Cincinnati, recently published their findings in the journal, Cell Reports. There’s still a lot of research needed in this line of study, so hopefully this paper acts as a reference point for future projects aimed at helping to repair damage done in the nervous system.
In the meantime, if you or a loved one are dealing with this issue, please know that there is help on your side if you’re looking for it.
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