Pharmacological Approaches to the Treatment of Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

by Bernhard A Sabel, Donald G. Stein, Bernhard A Sabel

Book Overview

Although there are over 400,000 people each year in the United States alone who suffer from traumatic injury to the central nervous system (CNS), no phar- macological treatment is currently available. Considering the enormity of the problem in terms of human tragedy as well as the economic burden to families and societies alike, it is surprising that so little effort is being made to develop treatments for these disorders. Although no one can become...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461282497
• ISBN13: 9781461282495
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"