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Stroke Research and Treatment
Volume 2014, Article ID 234095, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/234095
Clinical Study

Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Intrathecal Transplantation in Chronic Stroke

Alok Sharma,1 Hemangi Sane,2 Nandini Gokulchandran,1 Dipti Khopkar,2 Amruta Paranjape,2 Jyothi Sundaram,3 Sushant Gandhi,3 and Prerna Badhe1

1Department of Medical Services and Clinical Research, NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute, Stemasia Hospital and Research Centre, Plot No. 19, Sector 40, Near Seawoods Railway Station, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400706, India
2Department of Research and Development, NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute, Stemasia Hospital and Research Centre, Plot No. 19, Sector 40, Near Seawoods Railway Station, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400706, India
3Department of Neurorehabilitation, NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute, Stemasia Hospital and Research Centre, Plot No. 19, Sector 40, Near Seawoods Railway Station, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400706, India

Received 9 April 2014; Revised 17 June 2014; Accepted 22 June 2014; Published 8 July 2014

Academic Editor: Wuwei Feng

Copyright © 2014 Alok Sharma et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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