Immunological Mechanisms and Therapies in Brain Injuries and Stroke

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chen, Jun (Editor), Hu, Xiaoming (Editor), Stenzel-Poore, Mary (Editor), Zhang, John H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Series in Translational Stroke Research ; 6
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Neurobiology.; Biomedicine.
• Physical Description: X, 386 p. 34 illus., 21 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781461489153

Recent research has revealed the importance of immunological mechanisms and inflammation in delaying damage and/or promoting repair after an acute injury to the central nervous system.  This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the role of immunological mechanisms and therapies for treating acute neurological injuries such as cerebral ischemia, hemorrhage, and brain and spinal cord trauma. In several sections, the contributing authors provide a review of immunological mechanisms involved in neurological injury and of various translational and clinical research aimed at harnessing those mechanisms for better patient outcomes.