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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456069203321

Titolo

The burden of musculoskeletal conditions at the start of the millennium [[electronic resource] ] : a report of a WHO scientific group

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2003

ISBN

1-280-04133-1

9786610041336

92-4-068015-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Collana

WHO technical report series ; ; v. 919

Disciplina

616.7/4

Soggetti

Epidemiology

Musculoskeletal system - Diseases

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Global burden of disease; 3. Incidence and prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions; 4. Severity and course of the conditions; 5. Health and economic indicators; 6. Measuring the health impact and economic burden of musculoskeletal conditions on the population; 7. Describing health status and the consequences of illness or injury for the individual; 8. Inventory of published assessment instruments for musculoskeletal conditions; 9. Conclusions and recommendations; Acknowledgements; References

Annex: Estimates of incidence or prevalence of key musculoskeletal disorders considered for each WHO region

Sommario/riassunto

To help better prepare nations for the increase in disability brought about by musculoskeletal conditions, a Scientific Group meeting was held to map out the burden of the most prominent musculoskeletal conditions. In particular, the Group gathered data on the incidence and prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, major limb trauma, and spinal disorders. Data was collected and organized by world region, gender, and age groups to assist with the ongoing WHO Global Burden of Disease 2000 study. The Group also considered what is known about the severity and course of thes



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139129203321

Titolo

Neuroinflammation and CNS disorders / / edited by Nicola Woodroofe, Sandra Amor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-40654-0

1-118-40655-9

1-118-40653-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (420 p.)

Disciplina

616.80479

Soggetti

Inflammation - Pathophysiology

Central nervous system - Diseases - Immunological aspects

Nervous system - Degeneration - Immunological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Immune privilege of the brain -- Innate immunity in the CNS : a focus on the myeloid cell -- Adaptive immune responses in the CNS -- Ageing and the immune response in the CNS -- Brain repair : the role of endogenous and transplanted neural stem cells -- Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases -- CNS infections -- Neuroimmunology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Demyelinating disorders of the CNS -- Other autoimmune disorders : systemic lupus erythematosus, primary Sjogren's syndrome, gluten-related neurological dysfunction, and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes -- Inflammation in the pathogenesis of depression -- Immune responses in the CNS in epilepsy -- Inflammatory mediators and dysfunction of the neurovascular unit following ischaemia reperfusion -- Spinal cord injury -- Immune responses to tumours in the CNS.

Sommario/riassunto

The last decade has seen an upsurge of information on the role of immune responses in neurodegenerative disorders. In many of these diseases it is still unclear whether the innate and adaptive responses are pathogenic or play a role in repair, and thus understanding their



precise roles is key to controlling these diseases by designing immune-therapeutic approaches.  The connection between many neurological diseases is the realisation that the immune and nervous systems are inextricable linked, and that perturbations in this delicate balance are involved in many disorders. This has open