Handbook of Animal Models in Neurological Disorders

Section 1: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementias1. Caenorhabditis elegans model of Alzheimer's disease: applications to drug screening2. APPswe/ PS1dE9 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease: [18F]-florbetaben pet/ct imaging and beyond3. Rat model of Alzheimer: applications to brain a-beta plaque accumulationSection 2: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis4. Murine modelling of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, SOD1G86R: applications to ambroxol HCl5. Rat Model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: SOD1G93A applications to mitochondria6. Zebrafish model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: applications to oxidative stress studies in spinal motor neuronsSection 3: Brain Injury7. Murine models of traumatic brain injury and knock outs: investigations on hypocretin8. Rat model of cortical impact traumatic brain injury: applications to studying neural stem cell grafts9. Porcine modelling of traumatic brain injury: investigating agents such as valproic acid and beyondSection 4: Cerebral Palsy10. Animal models of cerebral palsy: a new narrative11. Rat model of cerebral palsy: applications to studying motor phenotype12. Rabbit cerebral palsy modelling: applications to studying spinal hyper-excitabilitySection 5: Epilepsy13. Murine modelling of epilepsy: applications to microRNA and hippocampus14. Kainic acid-induced rat model of status epilepticus: A gamma-aminobutyric acid levels15. Rats modelling of temporal lobe epilepsy: linking in cognitionSection 6: Headaches and Migraines16. A new narrative of genetic mouse models of migraine: features and applications17. Rat model of headache with nitroglycerin: impact of auricular electrical stimulation18. Nitroglycerin-induced migraine in mice: Nociceptin Opioid (NOP) receptors and beyondSection 7: Meningitis Rabbit tuberculous meningitis models: applications to neurosciences19. Experimental pneumococcal meningitis: hippocampal DNA methylation20. Pneumococcal meningitis modelling in miceSection 8: Multiple Sclerosis Biological models in multiple sclerosis: a new overview and narrative21. The mouse model of multiple sclerosis : use of Artemisia dracunculus L.22. Comparing models of multiple sclerosis: applications to biomarkersSection 9: Neuroinflammation Modelling neuroinflammation: CXCR2 signalling and myelin repair23. Lipopolysaccharide- model of neuroinflammation: astrogliosis, microglial activation and beyond24. Rat model of neuroinflammation: positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for imaging of P2X7 receptorsSection 10: Neurotoxins Animal models in the neurotoxicology of the neurotoxin 2,4-D25. Toluene as a model neurotoxin in mouse models 1-11-201926. Rat model of alcohol-related brain damage: application to thiamine deficiency and cytokinesSection 11: Parkinson's Disease 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine( MPTP)-induced mouse model of Parkinson's disease: impact of Valeriana officinalis27. alpha-synuclein BAC transgenic mice model of Parkinson's disease: the sublaterodorsal tegmental nucleus and beyond28. Rat model of parkinsonism: the nigro-vagal pathwaySection 12: Peripheral Neuropathy Non-mammalian animal models of peripheral neuropathy29. Mouse models of peripheral neuropathy: neurogenic molecule NSI-18930. Rat model of cisplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy: features and applicationsSection 13: Prenatal Related Injury Porcine model of intrauterine growth restriction: Applications to the study of the hippocampus31. Ethanol as a neurotoxin in model primates for in vitro exposure: brain development and beyond32. Prenatal malnutrition: linking in oxidative stressSection 14: Stroke Mouse model of ischemic stroke: PET tracers33. Canine model of stroke: optimizing complex multimodal treatment34. Porcine Ischemic Stroke and applications to neural stem cells