Acknowledgments The authors thank Candice Kent as well as Drs. Grahame Kidd and Xinghua Yin for the preparation of the figures. Dr. Trapp is supported by NIH grant R35NS09730. Dr. Herrup is supported by The University of Pittsburgh School of…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 64.1 . Key Concepts Neural and glial precursor cells are resident in the adult human brain and spinal cord and participate in select neuronal phenotype…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 63.1 . This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 63.1 . Key Concepts Morphogenesis of the nervous…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 62.1 . Key Concepts Optical techniques for manipulating and recording neural activity, as well as for high-resolution structural mapping, have emerged over the past 10…
Key Concepts Functional genomics is a field of molecular biology that describes gene function and interactions and the biologic-based technologies that permit molecular analysis and manipulation of complex neural systems. These technologies range from disease mutation discovery to methods for…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the author: Video 60.1 . Key Concepts Blood exposure during the conduct of neurosurgical procedures poses a risk of transmission of known and unknown pathogens that can result…
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This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 58.1 . Key Concepts Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can affect the nervous system directly as well as indirectly via increased risk of nervous system infections,…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the author: Video 57.1 . Key Concepts Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the leading pathogen in community-acquired bacterial meningitis in the United States and requires prompt antibiotic therapy. Adjunctive dexamethasone…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 56.1 . Brain Abscess Epidemiology Incidence and Risk Factors Before the advent of infection with HIV, brain abscess was not common, with an incidence of…