Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1
Multifactorial Influences of Electroacupuncture on Non-Painful and Painful Sensory Pathways in the Spinal Cord: An Option for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
(Salvador Quiroz-González, Erika Elizabeth Rodríguez-Torres and Ismael Jiménez-Estrada, Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, State University of Ecatepec Valley, Ecatepec State of Mexico, Mexico, and others)
Chapter 2
What are the Evidence about Electrical Stimulation for Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment in Spinal Cord Injury? – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(Liang Q Liu, Julie Moody, Rachel Deegan, Angela Gall, Centre for Critical Research in Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Adult, Child & Midwifery, School of Health and Education, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom, and others)
Chapter 3
Structure and Function of the Entorhinal Cortex with Special Reference to Neurodegenerative Disease
(Richard A. Armstrong, Vision Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK)
Chapter 4
Ginsenosides as Brain Signaling Molecules and Potential Cures for Neurological and Neurodegenerative Diseases
(Ze-Jun Wang and Thomas Heinbockel, Department of Anatomy, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA)
Chapter 5
Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis: Two Paths, One End
(Rosmari Puerta Huertas, Nursing Service, Marqués de Valdecilla, University Hospital (HUMV), Cantabria, Spain)
Chapter 6
Cross-Modal Plasticity: Pre and Post Cochlear Implant Study in Deaf-Blindness
(L. E. Charroó-Ruíz, F. Rivero Martínez, A. Calzada Reyes, M. C. Pérez-Abalo, M. C. Hernández, S. Bermejo Guerra,
B. Bermejo Guerra, B. Álvarez Rivero, A. S. Paz Cordovés, M. E. Sevila Salas, M Estévez Báez, L. Galán García and A. Álvarez Amador, Centro de Neurociencias de Cuba, La Habana, Cuba, and others)
Chapter 7
Dexamethasone Actions on Brain Vascular Endothelium in Health and Disease
(Malgorzata Burek, University Wurzburg, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Wurzburg, Germany)
Chapter 8
Dexamethasone Suppresses Neurosteroid Biosynthesis in Human Glial Cells via Cross-Talk with Vitamins A and D
(Hiroomi Tamura, Keio University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan)
Chapter 9
Vitamin B12 Importance for the Proper Body Condition
(José Luis Cabrerizo-García and Begoña Zalba-Etayo, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General de la Defensa, Zaragoza, Spain, and others)
Chapter 10
Sex-Steroid Hormones and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Pathophysiology, Symptomology and Treatment
(Anna Schroeder, Michael Notaras and Rachel A. Hill, Psychoneuroendocrinology Laboratory, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
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