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Neuro Congress 2019

Journal of Brain and Neurology | Volume 3

June 19-20, 2019 | Dublin, Ireland

OF EXCELLENCE

IN INTERNATIONAL

MEETINGS

YEARS

NEUROLOGY AND BRAIN DISORDERS

International Conference on

LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES OF BRAIN TRAUMA IN MICE

Christophe Pellegrino

Aix Marseille University, France

rain trauma is the main cause of disability all over the world with a very high prevalence in developed coun-

tries (Meyer

et al

., 2008; Bondi

et al

., 2015). According to the World Health Organization and the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (Meyer

et al.

, 2008), brain trauma classification is based on multiple factors

such as altered neurological functions, brain area of interest and genetic variations. Altogether, these factors

lead to highly individualized injuries. Sequels of trauma include low prevalence post-traumatic epilepsies, with

a severity and occurrence dependent on trauma severity (Kelly

et al

., 2015; Bragin

et al

., 2016), cognitive dys-

functions and depression like phenotypes are also commonly associated. Author’s interest focuses on the early

events happening both at cellular and neuronal network level leading to long-term consequences of brain

trauma. They put a particular emphasis in investigating the role of GABAergic transmission in the settling up

of the post-traumatic depression. They have identified the first post-traumatic week as an optimal therapeutic

window. Their rationale is to treat animals before the establishment of the depression in a prophylactic manner.

Christophe Pellegrino, J Brain Neurol 2019, Volume 3

Christophe Pellegrino completed in PhD in Neurosciences in 2009 at Aix Marseille University, France. He worked on neuronal sur-

vival and on the role of intracellular cascades leading to synaptic plasticity of NMDA receptors. Later on he focused on the effect

of brain trauma at cellular and network levels with a particular emphasis on epilepsy and psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and

depression. His publication H-index is 17 and he is involved in reviewing activity of reputed journals. He is teaching neurosciences

and physiology at Aix Marseille University.

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