Full Description
After decades of focusing on how to alleviate and prevent recurrence of acute CNS injuries, the emphasis has finally shifted towards repairing such devastating events and rehabilitation. This development has been made possible by substantial progress in understanding the scientific underpinnings of recovery as well as by novel diagnostic tools, and most importantly, by emerging therapies awaiting clinical trials. In this publication, several international experts introduce novel areas of neurological reorganization and repair following CNS damage. Principles and methods to monitor and augment neuroplasticity are explored in depth and supplemented by a critical appraisal of neurological repair mechanisms and possibilities to curtail disability using computer or robotic interfaces. Rather than providing a textbook approach of CNS restoration, the editors selected topics where progress is most imminent in this labyrinthine domain of medicine. Moreover, the varied background and origins of the contributors lend this book a truly global perspective on the current state of affairs in neurological recovery.
Contents
Preface: Naritomi, H; Krieger, D.W.; Mechanisms of Functional Recovery after Stroke: Ko, S.-B.; Yoon, B.-W.; Diagnostic Approach to Functional Recovery: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Stroke: Havsteen, I.; Madsen, K.H.; Christensen, H.; Christensen, A.; Siebner, H.R.; Diagnostic Approach to Functional Recovery: Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Tractography: Raffin, E.; Dyrby, T.; Compensatory Contribution of the Contralateral Pyramidal Tract after Experimental Cerebral Ischemia: Takatsuru, Y.; Nakamura, K.; Nabekura, J.; Compensatory Contribution of the Contralateral Pyramidal Tract after Stroke: Otsuka, N.; Miyashita, K.; Krieger, D.W.; Naritomi, H.; Regeneration of Neuronal Cells following Cerebral Injury: Dailey, T.; Tajiri, N.; Kaneko, Y.; Borlongan, C.V.; Translational Challenge for Bone Marrow Stroma Cell Therapy After Stroke: Kuroda, S.; Houkin, K.; Experimental Evidence and Early Translational Steps Using Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells After Human Stroke: Kasahara, Y.; Ihara, M.; Taguchi, M.; Therapeutic Drug Approach to Stimulate Clinical Recovery after Brain Injury: Krieger, D.W.; Rehabilitation and Plasticity: Luft, A.R.; A Brain-Computer Interface to Support Functional Recovery: Kjaer, T.W.; Sorensen, H.B.; Novel Methods to Study Aphasia Recovery after Stroke: Hartwigsen, G.; Siebner, H.R.; Role of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Stroke Rehabilitation: Pinter, M.M.; Brainin, M.; Influence of Therapeutic Hypothermia on Regeneration after Cerebral Ischemia: Yenari, M.A.; Han, H.S.; Experimental Evidence and Early Translational Steps to Increase Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Levels in the Brain by High Voltage Electric Potentials (HELP): Yanamoto, H.; Nakajo, Y.; Kataoka, H.; Ilhara, K.; Prevention of Post-Stroke Disuse Muscle Atrophy with a Free Radical Scavenger: Naritomi, H.
