Kewal K. Jain 2011 Neuroprotection is an important part of care of the neurological disorders. Treatment of neurological disorders should not be merely symptomatic, but an effort should be made to prevent the progression of the underlying disease and to develop therapies for regeneration.

Axel Hutt Editor 2011 Neural Correlates in Theory and Experiment Natural sleep and the accompanying loss of consciousness is part of everybody’s life. Similarly, general anaesthesia is part of the daily routine in hospital surgery whose aim is, inter alia, to induce hypnosis in patients. The two phenomena share some common features, however differ in other aspects.

Lynne E. Bilston Editor 2011 Biomechanics of the nervous system have been studied for decades, and interest in the role of mechanical forces in the growth, development, physiological functioning, and injury of the nervous system has exploded in the last few years. This book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current scientific understanding of the biomechanical behaviour […]

David W. McCandless 2011 Kernicterus (bilirubin encephalopathy) is a highly interesting example of metabolic encephalopathy. It fills all the characteristics of a metabolic encephalopathy in that it can develop rapidly, produces signature signs and symptoms, and is amenable to successful treatment. In the absence of treatment kernicterus can produce irreversible damage, devastating sequelae, and death.