Motor Neuron Diseases: Causes, Classification and Treatments

Motor Neuron Diseases: Causes, Classification and Treatments
ISBN-10
1631173421
ISBN-13
9781631173424
Category
Medical
Pages
244
Language
English
Published
2014-01-01
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Incorporated
Author
Bradley J. Turner

Description

Motor neuron disease (MND), also commonly known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder of the motor system in adults, characterized by the loss of motor neurons in the cortex, brain stem and spinal cord. This book presents current research from across the globe in the study of the causes, classification and treatments of MND, including membrane trafficking defects as determinants of motor neuron susceptibility and degeneration in ALS; motorneuron specific calcium dysregulation and perturbed cellular calcium homeostasis in ALS; stem cells and their application in ALS treatment; excitotoxicity and selective motor neuron degeneration and therapeutic invervention and assistive technology treatments. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

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