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Stem Cell Transplantation Strategies for the Restoration of Cognitive Dysfunction Caused by Cranial Radiotherapy
Journal JoVE
Médecine
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Journal JoVE Médecine
Stem Cell Transplantation Strategies for the Restoration of Cognitive Dysfunction Caused by Cranial Radiotherapy
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11:24 min

October 18, 2011

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Chapitres

  • 00:05Titre
  • 01:43Radiotherapy: Treatment Planning and Irradiation
  • 04:51Surgery and Transplantation
  • 09:50Locating Transplanted Neural Stem Cells
  • 10:26Conclusion

Summary

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Brain tumor patients routinely undergo cranial radiotherapy, and while beneficial, this treatment often results in debilitating cognitive dysfunction. This serious unresolved problem has at present, no clinical recourse, and has driven our efforts to devise stem cell based therapies for the recovery of radiation-induced cognitive decrements.

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