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Restorative therapies in Parkinson's disease / Patrik Brundin, C. Warren Olanow, editors. - New York, NY : Springer, 2006. - 365 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Restorative Therapies in a Historical Perspective.- Ethical Issues in the Approaches of Restorative Therapies for Parkinson's Disease.- Evolution of Parkinson's Disease and Treatment Requirements.- What New Treatments are Needed and the Role of Striatal Grafting.- Clinical Trial Design Issues.- Lessons Learnt from Early Clinical Neural Grafting in Parkinson's Disease.- Fetal Nigral Transplantation as a Therapy for Parkinson's Disease.- Imaging of the Parkinsonian Brain in Relation to Restorative Therapy.- Important Aspects of Surgical Methodology for Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease.- Histopathological and Clinical Criteria for Analyzing Transplanted Human Dopamine Cells in Parkinson's Disease.- Dyskinesias and Neural Grafting in Parkinson's Disease.- Porcine Neural Xenotransplantation: Current Status.- Adult-Derived Stem Cells for Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease.- Embryonic Stem Cells for Grafting in Parkinson's Disease.- Delivery of GDNF For Parkinson's Disease: Transition of a Neuroprotective Treatment Strategy from Basic Sciences to Clinical Application.- Genetically Modified Cells as a Source for Grafting in Parkinson'se Disease.- In Vivo Gene Therapy as a Potential Treatment for Parkinson's Disease.

ISBN: 9780387299846 038729984X

LCCN: 2005935444

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Parkinson's disease--Treatment.
Parkinson's disease--Chemotherapy.
Antiparkinsonian agents.

LC Class. No.: RC382 / .R47 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 616.833 06 BRU O