Advances in Research on Neurodegeneration
Subtitle: Volume 6 (ADVANCES IN RESEARCH ON NEURODEGENERATION)
Contributors: Werner Poewe (Editor); Gerhard Ransmayr (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 28, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9783211832622
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Diseases Of Central Nervous System; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Science/Mathematics; Immunology; Neurology - General; Neuroscience; Huntington's disease; Medical / Neurology; Neuroprotection; Parkinson's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; multiple sclerosis; multisystem atrophy
First sentence: Neurodegenerative diseases are often characterized by the loss of specialized cell types which are critical for specific brain functions.