From neuroscience to neurology : neuroscience, molecular medicine, and the therapeutic transformation of neurology / edited by Stephen Waxman.
| Other author | Waxman, Stephen G. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2005. |
| Description | x, 513 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Seeing the brain so we can save it: the evolution of magnetic resonance -- Imaging as a clinical tool -- Advances in the acute treatment and secondary prevention of stroke -- Preserving function in acute nervous system injury -- Slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis -- The emergence of neurosurgical approaches to the treatment of epilepsy -- The neurobiology of migraine and transformation of headache therapy -- Botulinum toxins: transformation of a toxin into a treatment -- Prospects for slowing the progression of Parkinson's disease -- Current neurosurgical treatments for Parkinson's disease: where did they come from? -- Treatable peripheral neuropathies: plasma exchange, intravenous immunoglobulin, and other emerging therapies -- Molecular pharmacology and the treatment of Tourette's syndrome and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder -- Neuroscience, molecular medicine, and new approaches to the treatment of depression and anxiety -- Genomics, proteomics, and neurology -- Neuroprotection: where are we going? -- Prospects for gene therapy for central nervous system disease -- Therapeutics development for hereditary neurological diseases -- Inherited channelopathies of the CNS: lessons for clinical neurology -- Inherited channelopathies of muscle: implications for therapy -- Transcriptional channelopathies of the nervous system: new targets for molecular medicine -- New molecular targets for the treatment of neuropathic pain -- Therapeutic transfer and regeneration of neural progenitors or neurons in gray matter of the adult brain -- |
| Contents | Cellular plasticity of the adult human brain -- Harnessing endogenous stem cells for central nervous system repair -- Neuropathies-translating causes into treatments -- Inherited neuropathies -- Therapeutic potential of neurotrophic factors -- Promoting the regeneration of axons within the central nervous system -- Alzheimer's disease: clinical features, neuropathological and biochemical abnormalities, genetics, models, and experimental therapeutics -- Behavioral intervention and recovery from CNS damage -- What functional brain imaging will mean for neurology. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2004018953 |
| ISBN | 0127389032 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WL 140 F931 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |