Neuroprotection and Regeneration of the Spinal Cord [Hardcover]

Neuroprotection and Regeneration of the Spinal Cord comprehensively covers the most recent research in the field of spinal cord injury. The first part of this book focuses on the latest animal models and clinically oriented work, providing extensive information on morphological factors and, biomechanical analysis, in addition to the mechanism of functional recovery. The book goes on to provide information on clinical relevance introducing analysis of spinal cord injuries using MRI and PET. Edited by renowned experts in the field, this book will provide clinical physicians, basic researchers and postgraduate students with valuable insight into the cutting-edge research and progress in the field of spinal cord injury, treatment and repair.

This book offers valuable insight into cutting edge research and progress in spinal cord injury, treatment and repair. It outlines the latest bench research in spinal cord injury and details spinal cord neuroprotective and novel regenerative techniques.Part I?Pathologies of spinal cord injury1?The mechanism behind functional recovery after the incomplete spinal cord injury2?Microenvironment within the injured spinal cord focusing on IL-63?Autophagy in spinal cord injury: pathogenic roles and therapeutic implications: autophagy4?The role of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in neural apoptosis of the injured spinal cord5?Roles of microglia in spinal cord injury?Part II Pathologies of chronic compressive spinal cord6?Biomechanics of the spinal cord and the pia mater7?Biomechanical analysis of compressive myelopathy: the influence of morthometry of the spinal cord8?Morphologic change and glial response to unilateral spinal cord compression9?Morphological changes in anterior horn cells, immunoreactivity to neurotrophic factors and neuronal cell death of spinal cord lesions in the spinal hyperostotic mouse (twy/twy) with chronic mechaniclÓ!