Pharmacological Approaches to the Treatment of Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

The book explores the significant issue of traumatic central nervous system injuries, affecting over 400,000 individuals annually in the U.S. It highlights the lack of pharmacological treatments and the prevailing belief that such injuries are largely untreatable. Current therapies mainly provide symptomatic relief, yielding limited results. However, recent advancements in neuroscience have revealed the potential for adult CNS plasticity, challenging previous assumptions and opening new avenues for recovery research. This shift in understanding may pave the way for innovative treatment strategies.