In China, fetal brain tissue has been transplanted into the lesions of more than 400 patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Anecdotal reports have been the only basis for assuming that the procedure is safe and effective.
Department of Neurology, Neurorehabilitation and Research Program, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1769, USA. bdobkin@mednet.ucla.edu
