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NEURO-IMMUNE, NEURODEGENERATIVE AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND NEURAL INJURY
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| By: |
P. Patterson (Editor), Claude Kordon (Editor), Yves Christen (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£72.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3540660135 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783540660132 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG |
| Pub. date: |
20 September, 1999 |
| Series: |
Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences |
| Pages: |
218 |
| Description: |
This volume in the Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences series collects together contributions to the fields of neuro-immune, neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. |
| Synopsis: |
The idea that the brain is an "immune-privileged site" has perhaps served to slow our realization that the intact brain can generate its own inflammatory reactions. These responses can be to peripheral infection, or they can arise from local, internal causes, for instance as a response to stress or to the se- vere changes in neuronal activity in seizure or the loss of oxygen in stroke. We are also becoming increasingly aware of the contribution of local inflam- matory reactions to certain neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's In fact, evidence is accumulating that inflammatory processes disease (AD). contribute to the progression of AD, suggesting the possibility of using cur- rently available or novel anti-inflammatory agents to interfere with this terri- ble disease. Correlations are also being made between inflammatory signs and mental illness, which is a new frontier of research. This book presents the current state of knowledge in a variety of areas relevant to neuro-immune interactions, with particular attention to AD. |
| Illustrations: |
6 colour illustrations, 9 black & white tables, biography |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K |
| Returns: |
Returnable |