Importance in Neuroprotection

Neuroprotection in stroke: the importance of collaboration and reproducibility.

Acute ischaemic stroke accounts for 6.5 million deaths per year, and by 2030 will result in the annual loss of over 200 million disability-adjusted life years globally. There have been considerable recent advances in the gold standard of acute ischaemic stroke treatment, some aspects of which-aspirin to prevent recurrence, and treating patients in specialized stroke wards-are widely applicable....

P39: The Neuroprotection Effect of Erythropoietin in Cerebral Ischemia

Cerebral ischemia causes death of millions people all over the world, annually and also suffering more people from neurological deficits and neuromuscular disorders. In our country, 250 to 300 people experience mild to severe stroke, daily. In this study we reviewed 120 original paper selected from PubMED database. Our keywords were erythropoietin, anti-inflammatory, stroke, neuropathy and cere...

Rethinking Neuroprotection in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Toward Bedside Neuroprotection

Neuroprotection after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important goal pursued strenuously in the last 30 years. The acute cerebral injury triggers a cascade of biochemical events that may worsen the integrity, function, and connectivity of the brain cells and decrease the chance of functional recovery. A number of molecules acting against this deleterious cascade have been tested in the exper...

Neuroprotection in Parkinson's Disease

International Consensus Conference 5-6 April 2011 – The Pontifical Academy of Sciences, whose purpose is to promote the progress of the sciences for the common good of the human person, in its Study Week of 5-6 April 2011 at its headquarters in the Vatican, would like to focus on the wellbeing of the nervous central system, taking into account the revolutionary contributions of the last century...

Neuroprotection in Glaucoma