Neurogen Brain & Spine Institute in Mumbai is a specialist centre for chronic neurological conditions. Its work centres on neurorehabilitation for conditions where conventional treatment has little left to offer: spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, muscular dystrophy, stroke sequelae and traumatic brain injury. It also offers cell therapy protocols, and that is the part families need to understand properly before they travel.
Families arriving from Bengaluru are usually years into a condition rather than newly diagnosed. The realistic goal at that stage is function: sitting balance, transfers, bladder control, speech, feeding, the ability to be cared for at home. A centre that measures and works on those things is doing something useful, whether or not any injection is involved.
What Neurogen Brain & Spine Institute does
The core of the programme is intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation. Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychological support and dietary advice are delivered as a block over several weeks, with baseline assessment at the start and reassessment at the end. For chronic neurological disability, that structure is where measurable gains usually come from.
Alongside this the institute offers autologous cell therapy, in which cells taken from the patient's own bone marrow are re-administered, most often into the spinal fluid. It is important to be accurate about the status of this: for conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, spinal cord injury and muscular dystrophy, cell therapy is not established treatment. It remains investigational, the published evidence is largely small studies without control groups, and Indian national guidance restricts stem cell use outside approved clinical trials for anything other than a short list of blood and marrow disorders.
Treatments offered at Neurogen Brain & Spine Institute
- Stem Cell Therapy - autologous bone marrow derived cell therapy protocols offered alongside rehabilitation for chronic neurological conditions
- Neurosurgery - neurological assessment, surgical opinion for spinal and cranial problems, management of spasticity
- Orthopaedics Joints & Spine Surgery - contracture and deformity management, orthotics and post-surgical rehabilitation of the spine and limbs
Questions to ask before you commit
These are the questions any responsible centre should be willing to answer in writing. Is the cell therapy being offered inside a registered clinical trial, and if so what is the trial registration number? What is the specific evidence for my condition, and are there randomised trials? What outcome measures will be used, at what intervals, and what counts as no response? What is the total cost, including rehabilitation, and what happens if there is no change? What are the risks of the procedure itself, including headache, infection and the effects of anaesthesia in a child?
If the answers are vague, or if improvement is promised rather than described as uncertain, treat that as the answer. It is also worth asking a neurologist unconnected to the centre to review the proposal before you pay a deposit or book travel from Bengaluru.