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Main description:
Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long term disability. This book proposes different cellular therapies under investigation to promote neural regeneration after stroke. Authored by an international panel of scientists and clinicians, this volume is a vital, one-of-a-kind resource for all scientists interested in regenerative medicine.
Contents:
Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction The Potential of Cell Transplantation to Enhance Recovery After Stroke Sean I. Savitz, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 02215 Chapter 2 Safety and Efficacy of Transplanting Immortalized Neural Stem Cells in Stroke Patients Lawrence Wechsler, MD Professor of Neurology University of Pittsburgh Medical School Chapter 3 Bone Marrow Transplantation Therapy for Stroke Recovery Michael Chopp, PhD Professor and Vice-Chairman Department of Neurology Henry Ford Health Sciences Center Detroit, MI Chapter 4 Human Umbilical Cord Cells for Stroke Recovery Alison Wiling, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Director, Center of Excellence for Aging & Brain Repair University of South Florida College of Medicine Chapter 5 Potential of Adipose-derived Stem Cells for Stroke Henry Rice, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Duke University Medical Center Chapter 6 Novel Imaging Modalities to Monitor Implanted Embryonic Stem Cells in Stroke Mathias Hoehn, PhD Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research Cologne, Germany Chapter 7 Cell Transplantation for Intracerebral Hemorrhage JK Roh, MD Professor of Neurology Seoul National University Hospital Korea Chapter 8 Induction Neurogenesis To Repair The Brain: Do We Need Exogenous Cell Transplantation Mark Mehler, MD Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Albert Einstein College of Medicine Chapter 9 Ethics of Stem CellTransplantation Ruth Macklin, PhD Professor of Bioethics Department of Epidemiology Albert Einstein College of Medicine Chapter 10 Special Considerations in Clinical Trial Design for Stroke Transplantation Sean I Savitz MD and Louis Caplan, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Publication date: December, 2007
Pages: 196
Weight: 465g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Cardiovascular Medicine, General Practice, Genetics, Neurology
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