Previous studies have also shown retinal nerve fiber layer thinning and retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss in patients with MS and the disease model experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). This ...

Neurochemistry of Demyelination As used by the pathologist, the term "demyelination" means that the myelin sheath of certain nerve fibers can no longer be demonstrated in a microscopical section tr ...

The term demyelination refers to the loss of the myelin sheath that surrounds and protects axons in the central nervous system. Demyelination occurs as the result of diseases that damage the ...

A study led by Cambridge researchers has shed light on how neural stem cell grafts could help restore myelin in the central ...

Cause Of Nerve Fiber Damage In Multiple Sclerosis Identified Date: October 30, 2006 ... the process of demyelination interrupts electrical impulses that run through these nerve fibers, ...

Experiments Offer Major Clue To Repairing Diseased Nerves Date: October 18, 2001 Source: University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Summary: Using specially designed and bred laboratory mice ...

In contrast, the myelin-forming cells in the brain and spinal cord, oligodendrocytes, lack these properties, which helps explains why the CNS has such a limited ability to fix damaged nerves.

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare, acquired neurological disorder with heterogeneous presentation. It is a peripheral nerve system immune-mediated condition which ...

A new study has found direct evidence that an over-the-counter antihistamine can repair the protective nerve sheath that’s damaged in people with multiple sclerosis, opening the door to a ...

THE demyelinating diseases of the nervous system remain a challenge to scientific investigation and a stumbling block in medical therapy. Comprising an important group of neurologic disorders, they ...