Brain Injury - Pathogenesis, Monitoring, Rcvy., and Mgmt.

00 preface_Brain Injury – Pathogenesis, Monitoring, Recovery and Management......Page 1
00a Part 1......Page 13
01 Current Understanding and
Experimental Approaches to the
Study of Repetitive Brain Injury......Page 15
02 Traumatic Brain Injury and Inflammation:
Emerging Role of Innate and Adaptive Immunity......Page 35
03 Shared Genetic Effects among Measures of
Cognitive Function and Leukoaraiosis......Page 51
04 Compensatory Neurogenesis
in the Injured Adult Brain......Page 75
05 The Effects of Melatonin on Brain
Injury in Acute Organophosphate Toxicity......Page 99
06 Alzheimer’s Factors in Ischemic Brain Inju......Page 109
07 The Leukocyte Count, Immature
Granulocyte Count and Immediate
Outcome in Head Injury Patients......Page 151
08 Animal Models of Retinal Ischemia......Page 165
08a Part 2......Page 187
09 Cerebral Blood Flow in Experimental and Clinical Neurotrauma: Quantitative Assessment......Page 189
09a Part 3......Page 201
10 MRI Characterization of Progressive Brain Alterations After Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury: Region Specific Tissue Damage, Hemodynamic Changes and Axonal Injury......Page 203
11 Neurointensive Care Monitoring
for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury......Page 225
12 The Dynamic Visualization Technology
in Brain Deceleration Injury Research......Page 257
13 The Experimental Technology
on the Brain Impact Injuries......Page 277
14 Towards Non-Invasive Bedside Monitoring
of Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygen
Metabolism in Brain-Injured Patients
with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy......Page 291
14a Part 4......Page 309
15 Mechanisms of Neuroprotection
Underlying Physical Exercise
in Ischemia – Reperfusion Injury......Page 311
16 Physiological Neuroprotective Mechanisms
in Natural Genetic Systems: Therapeutic
Clues for Hypoxia-Induced Brain Injuries......Page 339
16a Part 5......Page 351
17 Competing Priorities in the Brain Injured
Patient: Dealing with the Unexpected......Page 353
18 Traumatic Brain Injury – Acute Care......Page 367
19 Clinical Neuroprotection Against
Tissue Hypoxia During Brain Injuries;
The Challenges and the Targets......Page 395
20 Clinical Neuroprotection Against
Tissue Hypoxia During Brain Injuries;
The Challenges and the Targets......Page 405
21 Growth Hormone and Kynesitherapy
for Brain Injury Recovery......Page 429
22 Novel Strategies for Discovery, Validation and
FDA Approval of Biomarkers for Acute
and Chronic Brain Injury......Page 467
23 Decompressive Craniectomy:
Surgical Indications, Clinical
Considerations and Rationale......Page 487
24 The Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in
the Management of Patients Suffering
Severe Closed Head Injuries......Page 499
25 The Importance of Restriction from
Physical Activity in the Metabolic
Recovery of Concussed Brain......Page 513