Pathogenesis and therapy of amyotropic lateral sclerosis / editors, Georges T. Serratrice, Theodore L. Munsat.

Title
  1. Pathogenesis and therapy of amyotropic lateral sclerosis / editors, Georges T. Serratrice, Theodore L. Munsat.
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  1. Philadelphia : Lippincott-Raven, [1995], ©1995.

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Additional authors
  1. Munsat, Theodore L., 1930-
  2. Serratrice, Georges.
Description
  1. xx, 290 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Series statement
  1. Advances in neurology ; v. 68
Uniform title
  1. Advances in neurology ; v. 68.
Subject
  1. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis > Treatment
  2. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis > diagnosis
  3. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis > therapy
  4. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis > etiology
  5. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis > Diagnosis
  6. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis > Etiology
Contents
  1. 1. Overview of the Pathogenesis and Therapy of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Georges T. Serratrice and Theodore L. Munsat -- 2. Excitotoxic Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Jeffrey D. Rothstein -- 3. Excitotoxic Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Discussion / Ann C. Kato -- 4. The Possible Role of a Secondary Pathogenetic Factor in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Paolo Pinelli, Fabrizio Pisano and Giacinta Miscio -- 5. Copper/Zinc Superoxide Dismutase Mutations and Free Radical Damage in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Betsy A. Hosler and Robert H. Brown, Jr. -- 6. Autoimmunity as an Etiological Factor in Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Stanley H. Appel, R. Glenn Smith, Maria F. Alexianu, Jozsef I. Engelhardt and Enrico Stefani --
  2. 7. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: An Autoimmune Disease? / Daniel B. Drachman, Paul S. Fishman, Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Masakatsu Motomura, Bethan Lang, Angela Vincent and E. David Mellits -- 8. Anti-Calcium Channel Autoantibodies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Review of the Evidence / Michael J. Seagar, Nicole Martin-Moutot, Christian Leveque, Beatrice Marqueze and Jean Pouget -- 9. Animal Models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Hiroshi Mitsumoto and Erik P. Pioro -- 10. Animal Models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Discussion / Byron A. Kakulas -- 11. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with Paraproteins and Autoantibodies / Lewis P. Rowland -- 12. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with Paraproteins and Autoantibodies: A Discussion / Jose Boucraut -- 13. Chronic Motor Neuropathies / Andrew J. Kornberg and Alan Pestronk -- 14. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Multifactorial Disease / Andrew A. Eisen -- 15. The Viral Hypothesis / Jean-Louis Gastaut --
  3. 16. Neuropathology of the Cortex in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with Dementia / Jean-Francois Pellissier, Alex M. Baeta and Dominique Figarella-Branger -- 17. The Diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Jean Pouget, Jean-Philippe Azulay, Francoise Bille-Turc, Iban Sangla and Georges T. Serratrice -- 18. Atypical Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Mongi Ben Hamida and Faycal Hentati -- 19. The Diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Discussion / Michael Swash -- 20. Clues to the Diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Jean Cambier and Jacques Serratrice -- 21. Natural History of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Quantification of Symptoms, Signs, Strength, and Function / Benjamin R. Brooks, Kimberly A. Shodis, David H. Lewis, Jon D. Rawling, Mohammed Sanjak, Daryn S. Belden, Hisham Hakim, Yan DeTan and James M. Gaffney --
  4. 22. Natural History of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Observations with the Charing Cross Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Rating Scales / Roberto J. Guiloff and Ajith Goonetilleke -- 23. Natural History of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Discussion / Vincent Meininger, Gilbert Bensimon, Lucette Lacomblez and Francois Salachas -- 24. Issues in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinical Trial Design / Theodore L. Munsat -- 25. Megaslope, Natural Course, and Historical Controls in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Trials / Sebastian Conradi and Lars-Olof Ronnevi -- 26. The Design of Clinical Trials in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Jean-Philippe Azulay -- 27. Use of Growth Factors in the Treatment of Motor Neuron Diseases / Anthony J. Windebank -- 28. Neurotrophic Factors as Therapeutic Agents in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Potential and Pitfalls / Christopher E. Henderson -- 29. Neurotrophic Factors and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Valerie Askanas --
  5. 30. Excitotoxic Blocking Strategies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Jacques Hugon -- 31. Excitotoxic Blocking Strategies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Discussion / Olivier J. Rascol and Jean-Louis Montastruc -- 32. Should N-Methyl-D-Aspartate or Non-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Glutamate Receptor Antagonists Be Used in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? / Olivier Blin -- 33. The Biopharmaceutical Industry and New Drugs for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Errol Malta -- 34. The Biopharmaceutical Industry and New Drugs for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Discussion / Larry K. Powe.
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  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.