Advances in Research on Neurodegeneration: Vol 5 ("Journal of Neural Transmission") - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3211829334 ISBN 13: 9783211829332

Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

The "International Winter Conferences on Neurodegeneration" have become an established forum to discuss various aspects of basic and clinical topics related to the underlying mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders. This volume focuses on Brain Imaging, Endogenous and Exogenous Neurotoxins, Programmed Cell Death, Apoptosis and Necrosis, and Immunoinflammatory Mechanisms, Infective Diseases Causing Neurological Disorders. These topics have been reviewed by invited experts and the articles give an up-to-date reflection of the state of the art in these research fields.

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Volume 5 of the series "Advances in Research on Neurodegeneration" is concerned with themes which are currently the focus of intensive research, and in which advances in our understanding of the pathological mechanisms un­ derlying neurodegenerative diseases are expected in the near future. The first section contains five reviews devoted to the various neuroimaging technolo­ gies. The discussion is concerned with the question of whether neuroimaging techniques make it possible to follow the process of degeneration as it occurs, and which methods offer the required sensitivity and quantifiability for this purpose. However, the question needs to be examined of whether, given the physical and chemical limitations of these techniques, even under optimal conditions, anatomical resolution can be improved to the extent that neuro­ degenerative diseases can be diagnosed earlier than currently possible and a confident diagnosis made. The possibilities of using neuroimaging techniques to provide information regarding the effects of neuroprotective or neuroregen­ erative therapeutic strategies, and for correlating the results of neuropsycho­ logical research with imaging data are also discussed. The second section is concerned with the significance of endogenous or exogenous neurotoxins as triggers for neurodegenerative processes that may lead to Parkinsonism. Vulnerability factors, which include such factors as nerve ending sensitivity, the synergistic effects of drugs and the various mechanisms underlying different toxins are discussed.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3211829334
• ISBN 13: 9783211829332
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 223
• Herausgeber: Riederer Peter, Calne Donald B., Horowski R., Mizuno Yoshikuni, Poewe W., Youdim Moussa B. H.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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