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Neuroprotection as a Treatment for Nerve Agent SurvivorsChapter 6Neuroprotection as a Treatmentfor Nerve Agent SurvivorsGerald P.H. Ballough, PhD*; Jonathan Newmark, MD † ; Eric S. Levine, PhD ‡ ; a n d Margaret G.Filbert, PhD §INTRODUCTIONNeuropathology And <strong>The</strong> Mechanism Of Nerve-Agent–InducedDamageSPECIFIC RELEVANCE OF NEUROPROTECTION TO NERVE AGENTSURVIVORSNeuroprotectants with Proven Efficacy Against Nerve-Agent–Induced Seizure-related Brain DamageGangliosidesPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsRyanodine Receptor AntagonistsN-methyl-d-aspartate Receptor AntagonistsAdditional Neuroprotective ApproachesFree Radical ScavengersMitochondrial Permeability Transition InhibitorsNeuroprotective HypothermiaSummary* Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Biology, La Salle University, 1900 West Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141-1199†Colonel, US Army, Deputy Joint Program Executive Officer, Joint Program Executive Office for <strong>Chemical</strong>/Biological Defense, Skyline #2, Suite 1609,5203 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3203‡ Assistant Program Manager, Science Applications International Corporation, 3465 Boxhill Corporate Center Drive, MS 23, Abingdon, Maryland21009§Special Assistant to the Commander, US Army <strong>Medical</strong> Research Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> Defense, 3100 Ricketts Point Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground,Maryland 21010-5400221

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