Ahmed Hawash Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Spinal Cord, Lidocaine, Plasticity, Recovery, Injury-induced activity
The Center for Developmental Neuroscience, The College of Staten Island, Staten Island, New York, NY 10314, USA
Ahmed Hawash worked as a clinical fellow in the Department of Neurosurgery at the The Center for Developmental Neuroscience, The College of Staten Island, Staten Island, New York, NY 10314, USA
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Author(s): Zaghloul Ahmed, Ahmed Hawash and Andrzej Wieraszko
Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Discharges Modify the Function of Glutamatergic System and Improve Ground and Skilled Locomotor Control
The injury of the spinal cord evokes intense neuronal activity of the spinal neurons. It has been always assumed that this excessive activity, correlated with a massive release of excitatory neurotransmitter, glutamate would impair functional recovery. This assumption constituted a base for developing many pharmacological treatments for acute spinal cord injury (SCI) aimed at reduction of this hyperactivity.
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