title: [National Research Program NFP 38: "Diseases of the nervous system"].
abstract: The aim of Programme 38 of the Swiss National Research Foundation is to enhance collaboration between basic science and clinical application, as related to diseases of the nervous system, over a 5-year period. The 15 ongoing projects are described. They are mainly concerned with mechanisms of pathogenesis and recovery of function, and ways of modifying them therapeutically after traumatic lesions or various diseases of the nervous system such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's dementia, depression, meningitis, HMSN etc.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitationszentrum, Valens.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kesselring
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011379:Prognosis; D012106:Research; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: Das Nationale Forschungsprogramm NFP 38: "Krankheiten des Nervensystems".