I wonder if they can eventually be used in brain cells. As some may know...our 14 yr old g/son went in for routine allergy shot in Nov and had an anaphylactic shock so severe that within 2 minutes of the shot his heart stopped. They didn’t/couldn’t give him oxygen and he went way too long without it.
He was revived but today is still in a “coma like” state. It’s heartbreaking and I hold out for some kind of new revelation in this field.
I did not know about your grandson, that is horrible and I will certainly keep your family in my prayers.
Stem cell breakthroughs from non-embryonic sources are coming at incredible rates. If you look at where they are with this today vs. a decade ago, it is reasonable to think that the day is not too far off when a whole host of conditions can be treated.
There are two doctors in Houston doing this research on trauma victims - not ‘stroke’ victims like your son, now. Baumgartner and Cox
http://www.uthouston.edu/Media/newsreleases/nr2005/stemcell-child.html
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00254722?term=stem+cells+and+brain+injury&rank=1
It’s for kids who were physically injured within 24 hours.
I’m sorry, but I don’t see any studies on chronic injuries. However, your family and grandson’s neurologist should watch this page, with the search words, stem cells AND stroke or Stem cells AND anoxic brain damage or
Prayers for your grandson.