| Dewey Class |
616.8046 (DDC 23) |
| Title |
Brain damage, brain repair ([Ebook]) / [edited by] James W. Fawcett, Anne E. Rosser, and Stephen B. Dunnett |
| Added Personal Name |
Fawcett, James W. |
| Rosser, Anne E. |
| Dunnett, Stephen B. |
| Other name(s) |
Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Publication |
Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press , 2012 |
| Physical Details |
1 online resource (xvii, 466 pages) |
| ISBN |
9780191724534 |
| Note |
Print publication date: 2002 . - Print ISBN-13: 9780198523376. - Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2012 |
| Summary Note |
Many neurological conditions are caused by damage to neurons and glial cells. For most of these diseases there are at present no effective treatments to minimise the extent of neuronal and glial loss, and no effective way of replacing what has been lost. This picture is rapidly changing. Developments in basic neuroscience have produced various potential therapies that can protect neurons and glia following traumatic, anoxic, infectious, and immunological damage. The old doctrine that axons cannot be made to regenerate, and dead neurons cannot be replaced, is no longer tenable, and a wide variety of reconstructive techniques for the nervous system are under development. These and other basic science discoveries will progress into clinical practice, and lead to a revolution in neurology and neurosurgery. This book describes the various conditions that lead to damage to the nervous system, and the ways in which they may be ameliorated. It covers the burgeoning science of reconstruction of the nervous system, through neuronal, glial, and stem-cell transplantation, axon regeneration, remyelination, plasticity, and pharmacological interventions. The clinical conditions to which these treatments will be applied and their assessments are described.: |
| Mode of acces to digital resource |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. |
| System details note |
Online access is available only for subscription institutions through IP address. Only for internal SISSA users |
| Internet Site |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198523376.001.0001 |
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