Current Progress in the Understanding of Secondary Brain Damage from Trauma and Ischemia

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms.
• Disturbance of Endoplasmic Reticulum Functions: A Key Mechanism Underlying Cell Damage ?.
• Role and Mechanisms of Secondary Mitochondrial Failure.
• Initiating Mechanisms Involved in the Pathobiology of Traumatically Induced Axonal Injury and Interventions Targeted at Blunting Their Progression.
• Molecular Signals for Glial Activation: Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in the Injured Brain.
• Mechanical and Excitotoxic Lesion of Motoneurons: Effects of Neurotrophins and Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor on Survival and Regeneration.
• News from Cerebral Ischemia.
• Modelling of the Ischemic Penumbra.
• The Acute Ischemic Penumbra: Topography, Life Span, and Therapeutic Response.
• Environmental Influence on Gene Expression and Recovery from Cerebral Ischemia.
• Neuroprotective Strategies in Nature — Novel Clues for the Treatment of Stroke and Trauma.
• Glial Cell Swelling — Effect of Hypothermia.
• The Clot Thickens — Thrombolysis and Combination Therapies.
• Assessment of Brain Tissue Viability Under Clinical Circumstances.
• Heparin-Mediated Extracorporeal LDL/Fibrinogen Precipitation — H. E. L. P. — In Coronary and Cerebral Ischemia.
• Remaining Problems in Severe Head Injury.
• Pediatric Head Injury: What is Unique and Different.
• Apolipoprotein E and the Response of the Brain to Injury.
• System Analysis of Patient Management During the Pre- and Early Clinical Phase in Severe Head Injury.
• The Frequency, Antecedent Events, and Causal Relationships of Neurologic Worsening Following Severe Head Injury.
• Neuroprotective Effects of Riluzole in Neurotrauma Models: A Review.
• Challenges in Translating the Efficacy of Neuroprotective Agents in Experimental Models Into Knowledge of Clinical Benefits in Head Injured Patients.
• Author Index.
• Indexof Keywords.