Infusion of bone marrow mononuclear cells results in decreased intensive care needs and white matter preservation for children with severe traumatic brain injury
BY Caitie Barkley, UTHealth Houston Charles S. Cox Jr., MD, Professor in the Department of Pediatric Surgery with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Linda Ewing-Cobbs, PhD, Professor in the Department of Pediatrics with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. After children experienced severe traumatic brain injury, the infusion of bone marrow mononuclear cells derived from the patient’s own bones led to less time spent in intensive care,...