An experimental regenerative brain cell therapy could revolutionize the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy.
A team from UC San Diego Health recently performed the third- ever experimental regenerative brain cell therapy procedure. Injecting regenerative cells into the brain to treat epileptic seizures could lead to a revolutionary advancement in the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy.
“This experimental cell therapy implants healthy human brain cells into the damaged temporal lobe with the hope that those new cells will begin establishing connections in the patient’s brain, to ultimately make a healthier temporal lobe,” said Jerry Shih, MD, professor of neurosciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine.