{Reference Type}: Journal Article {Title}: Clinical neurorestorative progress in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis {Author}: Chen, Lin; Huang, Hongyun; Xi, Haitao; Gengsheng, Mao {Journal}: Journal of Neurorestoratology {ISBN/ISSN}: 2324-2426 {Year}: 2015 {Volume}: 3 {Issue}: 1 {Pages}: 109-114 {DOI}: 10.2147/JN.S74145 {Keywords}: cell transplantation {Keywords}: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis {Keywords}: neurorestorative treatment {Keywords}: clinical trial {Abstract}: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive paralysis and motor neuron death. In addition to symptomatic managements such as ventilation and nutritional support, neurorestorative therapies have demonstrated anti-neurodegenerative potential and may improve quality of life for patients. Currently, clinical neurorestorative strategies include pharmacological management (granulocyte colony stimulating factor), neuromodulatory intervention (repetitive transcranial magnetic and cortical stimulation), cell transplantation (bone marrow stromal cells, olfactory ensheathing cells, granulocyte colony stimulating factor-mobilized peripheral blood stromal cells, hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, neural stem/progenitor cells, CD133+ cells and CD34+ cells), bioengineering and tissue engineering therapy, and combined neurorehabilitative treatment. In this review, we describe the latest progress in clinical neurorestorative management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and discuss the underlying evidence base. {URL}: https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.2147/JN.S74145 {Language}: en