Promoting recovery after cerebral stroke

A stroke interrupts the blood supply to part of the brain, damaging the neural tissue and the connections that pass through it. The resulting loss of motor, sensory or cognitive function depends on the region affected.

By temporarily lifting the brake that Nogo-A places on nerve-fiber growth, surviving circuits can re-wire and partially take over lost functions — the same regenerative principle that underpins NovaGo’s spinal-cord programme.