Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation: Volume 1, Neural Repair and Plasticity - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521856418 ISBN 13: 9780521856416

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

In two freestanding volumes, Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation provides comprehensive coverage of the science and practice of neurological rehabilitation. This volume, Neural Repair and Plasticity, covers the basic sciences relevant to recovery of function following injury to the nervous system, reviewing anatomical and physiological plasticity in the normal CNS, mechanisms of neuronal death, axonal regeneration, stem cell biology, and neuron replacement. Edited and written by leading international authorities, it is an essential resource for neuroscientists and provides a foundation for the work of clinical rehabilitation professionals.

About this title

Book Description:

Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation provides comprehensive coverage of the science and practice of neurological rehabilitation. This volume, Neural Repair and Plasticity, covers the basic sciences relevant to recovery of function following injury to the nervous system, reviewing plasticity in the normal CNS, mechanisms of neuronal death, axonal regeneration, stem cell biology, and neuron replacement. Edited and written by leading international authorities, it is an essential resource for neuroscientists and provides a foundation for the work of clinical rehabilitation professionals.

About the Author:

Michael Selzer is Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania and Research Director in the Department of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation. He is editor-in-chief of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, the official Journal of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation and the World Federation of Neurorehabilitation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521856418
• ISBN 13: 9780521856416
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 687
• Editor: Selzer Michael, Clarke Stephanie, Cohen Leonardo, Duncan Pamela, Gage Fred