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Some of the products in
development at academic institutions that do not have a commercial
sponsor are also included. Clinical trials of various neuroprotective agents are described
and failures of trials in stroke and head injury are analyzed with
suggestions for improving the selection of drugs and design of trials. Some of these
products are approved for other indications but are known to have a
neuroprotective effect.5 billion by the year 2010 when it will
constitute a major and important component of the CNS market.com/reports/c1364

announced today the addition of Vilayanur S. In addition, Dr.

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Pathomechanisms of diseases are described with steps at which
neuroprotective therapies are directed. With the approval of new products and takeover
of markets for obsolete symptomatic therapies, the neuroprotection
market value will rise $11."
Approximately 1. "In 2004, VRT gained tremendous
traction in the United States through a growing network of clinics
offering the therapy. NovaVision, Inc.

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Although
anesthetics such as propofol are neuroprotective as well,
neuroprotection during surgery and anesthesia is discussed with the
aim of preventing and treating complications that result in CNS
damage. from Stanley Medical College and subsequently a Ph. Ramachandran, M. I
look forward to collaborating with this distinguished board to
explore, expand and improve the benefits of VRT. VRT is currently offered at: Albert Einstein Medical
Center, Philadelphia, PA; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at University of
Miami, Miami, FL; Columbia University Medical Center's Neurological
Institute of NY, New York , NY; Department of Neurology, University of
Miami, Miami, FL; Emory Healthcare Eye Center, Atlanta , GA; Johns
Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD; Kresge Eye Institute at
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI; Morton Plant
North Bay Hospital, Clearwater, FL; Richard H.

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1 billion out of a CNS
market value of $34. The chairman of NovaVision's
Scientific and Medical Advisory Board is company founder Bernhard
Sabel, Ph.D. Legge, M.com

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Although an up-to-date search of the
literature was performed and selected 500 references are included, a
considerable amount of information has not been published anywhere
else., Director of the Center for Brain and
Cognition , and Professor, Psychology and Neurosciences Program,
University of California at San Diego to the Scientific and Medical
Advisory Board.

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
in April 2003. Ramachandran to NovaVision's Scientific and
Medical Advisory Board is a tremendous asset ," said NovaVision
President and CEO Navroze S.

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Research and Markets: With Approval Of New Products And Takeover Of Markets For Obsolete Symptomatic Therapies Neuroprotection Market Value Will Rise $11.5 Bi

The report contains a profile of 109 companies that have a
neuroprotective product or products.D. "VRT is currently the most
promising clinical application of rehabilitation for vision loss. Dr."

About NovaVision, Inc.

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World-Renowned Neuroscientist Joins Team of Distinguished
Scientists and Practitioners Guiding Development of Vision Restoration
Therapy for Stroke and Brain Trauma Patients

NovaVision, Inc.
Ramachandran, M., Ph.
In addition to his role as the Director of the Center for Brain
and Cognition, Dr.

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S. Ramachandran is also professor with the Psychology
Department and the Neurosciences Program at the University of
California, San Diego as well as an Adjunct Professor of Biology at
the Salk Institute. Dr.D.

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Markets (http://www.6 billion in all these areas.
from Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, where he was
elected a senior Rouse Ball Scholar.

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researchandmarkets . Ramachandran is Editor-in-Chief of the
Encyclopedia of Human Behaviour and author of the critically acclaimed
book Phantoms in the Brain, which has been translated into eight
languages. NovaVision 's Scientific and Medical Advisory Board includes
many of the world's preeminent experts in the field of neurology,
neuro-ophthalmology, neuroscience and neurobiology - including leaders
of research -based academic medical institutions, a Nobel Laureate and
pioneering thinkers in neuroplasticity .

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To
date, more than 700 patients have been treated with VRT and clinical
results are positive . For
more information about NovaVision VRT please visit
www.

They offer opportunities for individuals to meet and share experiences in person or via the Internet.

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Market analysis shows that products currently used that have a
neuroprotective effect have a market value of 5. Mehta.

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Over 300 products have been investigated for neuroprotective
effects including those from the categories of free radical
scavengers, anti-excitotoxic agents, apoptosis (programmed cell death)
inhibitors, anti-inflammatory agents, neurotrophic factors, metal ion
chelators, ion channel modulators and gene therapy. Diseases covered include
cerebrovascular disorders, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury,
Alzheimer 's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease,
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis , epilepsy and
ischemic optic neuropathy as well as retinal degeneration. Dr.D.

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D. Data from a recent retrospective study show more
than 65 percent of patients who underwent VRT for the initial
six-month treatment period showed measurable improvements in their
vision. is headquartered in
Boca Raton, Florida with European offices that include clinics and
research and development in Magdeburg and Berlin, Germany.

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NovaVision VRT(TM) Vision Restoration Therapy (VRT) is based on
groundbreaking research in neuroplasticity.

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NovaVision Names Dr. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran to Scientific and Medical Advisory Board

Ramachandran will lend guidance to the company's
continuing research and development activities and will provide
clinical counsel related to NovaVision VRT(TM) Vision Restoration
Therapy (VRT), cleared by the U. Ramachandran's early
research was on visual perception but he is best known for his
extensive research in cognitive neuroscience and behavioral neurology
- the study of cognitive and perceptual deficits in human neurological
patients, neural plasticity and "phantom limbs," stroke
rehabilitation , human visual perception/cognition, and visual
psychophysics.

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The report is supplemented with 59 tables and 8 figures., Ph.
While speech, physical and occupational therapies are the
long-standing , mainstream treatment regimens for stroke and TBI
patients, VRT is the first FDA-cleared clinical application of
rehabilitation for vision loss., Omaha, NE;
and Washington County Hospital Total Rehab Care, Hagerstown, MD.

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Named by Newsweek as one of the
one hundred most important people to watch in the next century, he has
received numerous awards, including the Ariens-Kappers Medal from the
Netherlands, a Gold Medal from the Australian National University and
a fellowship from All Souls College, Oxford.5 million stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI)
victims in the United States suffer from major visual field deficits,
and that number grows by more than 90,000 new patients each year., Chair of Neuropsychology, Otto-von-Guericke University
of Magdeburg in Magdeburg, Germany , who originally developed Vision
Restoration Therapy. Ramachandran's expertise and insight will
help continue this momentum in 2005 and beyond. VRT is
based on 15 years of research with clinical studies published in
leading journals including Nature Medicine, Neurology, and the Journal
of Cognitive Neuroscience.

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"The addition of Dr. Data from a recent retrospective study
identified that more than 65 percent of patients who underwent VRT for
an initial six-month treatment period showed measurable improvements
in their vision.

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com/reports/c1364) has
announced the addition of Neuroprotection - Drugs, Markets and
Companies to their offering
This report describes the role of neuroprotection in acute
disorders such as stroke and injuries of the nervous system as well as
in chronic diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders because many
of the underlying mechanisms of damage to neural tissues are similar
in all these conditions and several products are used in more than one
disorder . Some of the agents
are old established pharmaceuticals whereas others are new
biotechnology products . By that
time neuroprotection will be an established part of the neurological
practice and measures will be available to achieve this effectively. Ramachandran is trained as a Physician and
obtained an M.
"VRT holds great promise for countless patients who suffer from
major visual field deficits once considered untreatable," said
Vilayanur S. VRT is an FDA-cleared,
patented, non-invasive medical device that may restore vision in
stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with visual deficits.novavisiontherapy.

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