From Neuroscience to Neurology: Neuroscience, Molecular Medicine, and the Therapeutic Transformation of Neurology

by Stephen G. Waxman, Ph.D., M.D., professor and chair of neurology, pharmacology and neurobiology (Elsevier Academic Press) Containing chapters by more than 29 internationally recognized authorities, this book reviews the development of new therapies in neurology from their inception in the laboratory to their introduction into the clinical world. It also explores evolving themes and new technologies that offer hope for even more effective treatments and, ultimately, cures for currently untreatable disorders of the brain and spinal cord.