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idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating diseases
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Central pontine myelinolysis
Tabes Dorsalis
transverse myelitis
Devic's disease
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Optic neuritis
Leukodystrophies
A demyelinating disease is any disease of the nervous system in which the myelin sheath of neurons is damaged.
Demyelinating describes the effect of the disease, rather than its cause; some demyelinating diseases are caused by genetics, some by infectious agents, some by autoimmune reactions, and some by unknown factors.
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What is a progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation that causes demyelination?
Multiple sclerosis
Autoimmune disorder with extensive demyelination?
Multiple sclerosis
Which condition is characterized by scattered patches of demyelination nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord?
multiple sclerosis
What condition causes patchy demyelination in the brain and spinal cord?
Multiple Sclerosis.
Which condition is characterized by scattered patches of demyelination of nerve fibers of the brain?
multiple sclerosis
Condition characterized by scattered patches of demyelination of nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord?
multiple sclerosis
Which condition is characterized by scattered patches of demyelination of the nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord?
multiple sclerosis
What is demyelinating processes?
Demyelination is the process that erodes the sheath that normally protects nerve cells. This causes a reduction in the nerve impulse conduction. One of the diseases that causes this is multiple sclerosis.
How is Schilder's disease similar to MS?
It resembles multiple sclerosis both in its symptoms (difficulties with movement and speech) and its pathology (widespread demyelination of the brain).
Is failure of neuronal growth responsible for multiple sclerosis?
No, failure of neuronal growth does not cause MS. MS is caused by an autoimmune disorder which causes the immune system to attack and destroy the myelin surrounding neurons. These areas of demyelination get covered over by plaques or scars (thus the name multiple sclerosis which means "many scars"). Nerve impulses fail to travel correctly through these areas of demyelination, causing the various symptoms of MS.
What disease did Michelle Obama's father have?
multiple sclerosis
What medical disorder in which the myelin in the CNS has been destroyed?
Multiple sclerosis affects the myelin sheath.
