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Reversing neuropathic deficits
Author(s) -
Zochodne Douglas W.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the peripheral nervous system
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1529-8027
pISSN - 1085-9489
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2012.00388.x
Subject(s) - reinnervation , neuroscience , collateral damage , reversing , regeneration (biology) , medicine , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , biology , engineering , criminology , automotive engineering , microbiology and biotechnology
This is a brief review of several novel strategies for therapeutic approaches to axonal damage in peripheral neuropathies. Although not comprehensive, the review addresses the challenges in axonal regrowth, newly identified roadblocks to regeneration and the concept of collateral reinnervation to restore lost neurological function.