"Recovery of Motor Function Following Spinal Cord Injury" ed. by Heidi Fuller and Monte Gates

By reviewing emerging cellular, pharmacological, rehabilitative, as well as surgical approaches, this book seeks to highlight promising therapeutic strategies for the repair and regeneration of motor circuitry.

Restoration of motor function following spinal cord injury is a complex and challenging task.
The multidisciplinary nature of these approaches illustrates various routes to bridging the gap between the bench and the bedside and to identify the challenges that must be overcome in order to bring about a viable therapeutic strategy for spinal cord injury patients.

Contents
Preface
1 Experimental Spinal Cord Injury Models in Rodents: Anatomical Correlations and Assessment of Motor Recovery
2 In Vitro Models of Spinal Cord Injury
3 Protective Role of the Immune System in Spinal Cord Injury: Immunomodulation with Altered Peptide Ligands
4 Role of the Neuroinflammation in the Degree of Spinal Cord Injury: New Therapeutic Strategies
5 Normal Distribution and Plasticity of Serotonin Receptors after Spinal Cord Injury and Their Impacts on Motor Outputs
6 Docosahexaenoic Acid Promotes Recovery of Motor Function by Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms
7 Role of JAK-STAT Signalling on Motor Function Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury
8 Bridging Defects in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Using Peripheral Nerve Grafts: From Basic Science to Clinical Experience
9 Stem Cell Therapies for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
10 Orthoses for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
11 Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Characterize and Alter Motor Function after Spinal Cord Injury
12 Emerging Techniques for Assessment of Sensorimotor Impairments after Spinal Cord Injury