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Springer Brain Damage and Repair From Molecular Research to Clinical Therapy 1st Editon 2004 Hardbound by T. Herdegen, J. Delgado-Garcia
Brain Damage and Repair aims to attract the interest of neuroscientists and clinical neurologists by building a novel bridge from molecular research to clinical therapy. This novel approach reveals the functional features of neurons and glia in the particular context of vulnerability and self-protection, intracellular properties and extracellular matrix. Arising from this platform, this volume unfolds the molecular and systemic processes underlying migration disorders, axonal injury, repair and regeneration. Comprehensive chapters on neurological diseases, such as M. Alzheimer, M. Parkinson, ALS, stroke or trauma, take this knowledge, apply it at the clinical level to provide a basis for novel therapeutic strategies. Brain Damage and Repair is completed with chapters on imaging techniques, viral gene transfer or legal international handling of stem cell transfer and patents of DNA/proteins. Accompanying Words.- Preface.- Members of the Management Committee.- A: The Vulnerable Neuron or Why Neurons Die.- B: The Extraneuronal Matrix - Sites of Multiple Degenerative Processes.- C: The Brave Neuron - Self-Protection, Plasticity and Restoration.- D: Therapeutic Principles.- E: The Neurodegenerative Disorders: Molecular Pathogenesis and Treatment.- F: Glossary.- G: List of Contributors.- H: Index.