Brain Edema

Dr. Plesnila studied medicine in Regensburg and Munich, Germany, and spend the first few years of his scientific carrier working on the molecular mechanisms of astrocytic cell swelling in the laboratory of Axel Baethmann at the Institute for Surgical Research, Munich, Germany. After a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, he expanded his research interests to traumatic brain injury and cerebral ischemia in vivo. After research professorships at the Department of Neurosurgery in the University of Munich and at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dr. Plesnila's laboratory for experimental stroke research is presently located at the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD) at the University of Munich Medical Center. His research focus is the role of cerebral vessels including the blood-brain barrier and inflammation after brain damage.

Introduction: Brain edema formation - significance for patient outcome Section 1. General Introduction 1. Physiology of cerebral blood vessels 2. Blood-brain interfaces organization in relation to inorganic anion transport, CSF secretion and circulationSection 2. Techniques to investigate cerebral blood 3. Imaging techniques for brain edema: from basic science to the clinic 4. Experimental techniques to investigate the formation of brain edema in vivo 5. In Vitro Models of the Blood-Brain Barrier to Better Understand the Pathophysiology of Brain EdemaSection 3. Molecular basis and concepts in brain edema formation for new treatment development 6. The extracellular and perivascular spaces of the brain 7. Blood brain barrier mechanisms of edema formation: The role of ion transporters and channels 8. Mechanisms of cell volume regulation in the central nervous system 9. Role of aquaporins for the formation and resolution of brain edema 10. Sur1-Trpm4 - promising target for brain edema treatment 11. Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Brain EdemaSection 4. Brain edema process in pre-clinical models 12. Edema and BBB Breakdown in Stroke 13. Brain edema formation in traumatic brain injury 14. Spinal cord edema after spinal cord injury: From pathogenesis to management 15. Brain Edema in Acute Liver Failure 16. Blood-Brain Barrier and Edema in Brain Tumors 17. Water homeostasis dysfunction in epilepsy 18. Water homeostasis dysfunctions and edema in neuroinflammatory disease 19. Experimental therapies for brain edema and intracranial hypertensionSection 5. Clinical features and management of brain edema 20. Clinical monitoring of brain edema 21. Brain edema in developing brain diseases 22. Cerebral edema in cerebrovascular diseases 23. Traumatic brain injury and edema treatment 24. Treatment of edema formation in oncology 25. Perspectives on future translational research on brain edema