Multiple sclerosis as a neuronal disease /

This book examines the role of neurons in multiple sclerosis (MS) and the changes that occur in neurons as a result of MS. It places MS in a new and important perspective that not only explains the basis for symptom production, remission, and progress in MS, but also promises to open up new therapeu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Waxman, Stephen G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press, �2005.
Temas:
Multiple sclerosis > Pathophysiology.
Neurons.
Multiple Sclerosis > physiopathology
Neurons > pathology
Neurons
Scl�erose en plaques > Physiopathologie.
Neurones.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Alzheimer's & Dementia.
MEDICAL > Neurology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Structure, molecular organization, and function of myelinated axons
  • Neuronal concomitants of demyelination
  • Multiple sclerosis as a neurodegenerative disease
  • Measurement of neuronal changes in the clinical domain
  • Cellular and molecular mechanisms of axonal degeneration in multiple sclerosis
  • Other aspects of neuronal injury in multiple sclerosis
  • Lessons from the peripheral nervous system
  • Prognosis, reparative mechanisms, and therapeutic approaches.

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