Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of drug delivery to the CNS / K.K. Jain -- Receptor-mediated transport of drugs across the BBB / J.-M. Feng, P.C.W. Lui and J.Y. Li -- Disruption of blood-brain barrier by focused ultrasound for targeted drug delivery to the brain / N. Vykhodtseva -- Prediction of blood-brain barrier penetration by drugs / K. Lanevskij ... [et al.] -- Intraparenchymal delivery and its discontents / R. Raghavan -- Intrathecal drug delivery by implanted pumps / S. Belverud, A. Mogilner and M. Schulder -- Intracarotid drug delivery: Revisiting the past or looking into the future / S. Joshi -- Vesicular systems for intranasal drug delivery / I.A. Alsarra ... [et al.] -- Convection-enhanced drug delivery and monitoring in a rat model / Y. Mardor and Z. Ram -- Intrathecal delivery of stem cells to the spinal cord / B. Neuhuber and I. Fischer -- CNS delivery of peptides across the BBB using the dual-artery in situ brain perfusion model / K.A. Witt ... [et al.] -- An engineered peptide compound platform technology incorporating angiopep for crossing the BBB / R. Gabathuler -- Adeno-associated virus mediated gene therapy in ischemic stroke / Y. Wang, F. Yuan and G.-Y. Yang -- Use of mesenchymal stem cells for gene delivery to intracranial glioma / S.-S. Jeun ... [et al.] -- Convection-enhanced drug delivery to the brain / D. Ding ... [et al.]