Paralyzed Man Walks Again after Nose Cells Repair His Spinal Cord

October 21, 2014

(Medical News Today) – A 40-year-old paralyzed man from Bulgaria can now walk again with the aid of a frame after breakthrough surgery transplanted cells from his nose into his spinal cord, which had been severed in a knife attack. The procedure effectively provided a “bridge” over the injury site so nerve cells – encouraged by the special nose cells – could regrow across the scar tissue.