Editor Bahr (neurology, U. of Gottingen Medical School) and contributors cover model systems, molecular mechanisms and clinical trials in one volume. They examine neurological disorders such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and trauma; cellular and molecular mechanisms, including apoptosis and necrosis, inflammation, protein misfolding, axonal growth inhibition, neurogenesis and excitotoxicity; and therapies, including perspectives for neuroprotective therapies in basic research and clinical application. They cover both in vitro and animal model systems and cellular/molecular models. They also examine possible future research and therapies. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR