Translational Research in Traumatic Brain Injury

Integrating expert perspectives across disciplines, this book address knowledge gaps in the field of TBI. Topics include the societal impact of TBI in both the civilian and military populations, neurobiology and molecular mechanisms of axonal and neuronal injury, biomarkers of traumatic brain injury and their relationship to pathology, neuroplas

List of contents

Epidemiology. Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury. Diffuse Axonal Injury. Blood-Brain Barrier Pathophysiology following Traumatic Brain Injury. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Secondary Neuronal Injury following Traumatic Brain Injury. Neuroinflammation. Neurosteroids and Traumatic Brain Injury: Translating Biomarkers to Therapeutics; Overview and Pilot Investigations in Iraq and Afghanistan Era Veterans. Neuroplasticity after Traumatic Brain Injury. Genetic Influences in Traumatic Brain Injury. Modeling Post-Traumatic Epilepsy for Therapy Development. Translational Principles of Neuroprotective and Neurorestorative Therapy Testing in Animal Models of Traumatic Brain Injury. Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Relationship to Pathology. Advanced Neuroimaging of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Epilepsy after Traumatic Brain Injury. Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Management. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Relationship to Traumatic Brain Injury and Approach to Treatment. Traumatic Brain Injury and Potential for Neuromodulation. Enhanced Functional Outcome from Traumatic Brain Injury with Brain-Machine Interface Neuromodulation: Neuroprosthetic Scaling in Relation to Injury Severity. Neurocognitive and Psychiatric Symptoms following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

About the author

Edited by
Daniel Laskowitz, MD, MHS, professor of neurology, anesthesiology & neurobiology; and director, Neurovascular Laboratories, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Gerald A. Grant, MD, FACS, division chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery; vice chair for pediatric neurosurgery and associate program director; and associate professor, Department of Neurosurgery; Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, California, USA

Summary

Integrating expert perspectives across disciplines, this book address knowledge gaps in the field of TBI. Topics include the societal impact of TBI in both the civilian and military populations, neurobiology and molecular mechanisms of axonal and neuronal injury, biomarkers of traumatic brain injury and their relationship to pathology, neuroplas

Product details

• Assisted by: Gerald Grant (Editor), Grant Gerald (Editor), Daniel Laskowitz (Editor), Laskowitz Daniel (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032920337
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92033-7
• No. of pages: 438
• Weight: 730 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, farbige Illustrationen
• Series: Frontiers in Neuroscience
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Neurology, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Neurosciences, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychological theory & schools of thought