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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.
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∙ 9y agoDemyelination 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.
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What does the demyelinating disease affect?
A demyelinating disease is any disease of the nervous system.
What demyelinating nerve disorder can paralise the legs?
What demyelinating nuromuscar disorder paralyzed the legs
What happens if oligodendrocytes of the CNS are damaged?
demyelinating disease: multiple sclerosis, catastrophe, and cerebral palsy.
What other diseases is associated with demyelinating disease besides MS?
Besides MS, there are several other demyelinating diseases, such as the leukodystrophies (Adrenoleukodystrophy, Canavan Disease, Krabbe Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Cockayne Syndrome, and Alexander's Disease)
What could demyelination be if it's not multiple sclerosis?
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.
How do you treat demyelinating plaque?
See multiple sclerosis. there's lots of help in the web
What is Demyelinating Encephalopathy?
1. extensive idiopathic loss of myelin sheaths in the brain, as occurs in leukodystrophy.
Can demyelinating disease be cured?
It is possible to cure demyelinating disease but there is no known cure as of 2014. This is due to the nature of the disease having many sources from genetic to infections or autoimmune reactions. Treatments as of 2014 are used to slow the process and improve the patients general way of life to reduce the effects of the disease on their life as it progresses.
What is a part of a neuron affected by multiple sclerosis?
the myelin sheaths. The disease is classified as demyelinating , which is also known as the degeneration of the myelin structures in the neuron.
Does anyone use norco or vicodin 10-325 for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy?
i have ms and cidp. i am looking for other people who use hydrocodone or norco or vicodin
Is observing is one of the 2 major processes used in science?
processes in observing processes in identifying processes in desribing processes in comparing processes in classyfying processes in inferring processes in guessing processes in preducting processes in hypothesizing processes in measuring processes in experamenting
Briefly describe classification of manufacturing process?
The different classifications for manufacturing processes are casting processes, machining processes, surface finishing processes, metal working processes joining processes, and shearing and forming processes. The processes used to change the physical characteristics of materials are hardening and tempering.
