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What is the medical term meaning hardening and degeneration of the myelin sheath?
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∙ 6y ago
Muscular sclerosis is hardening and degeneration of the myelin sheath.
Muscular sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a disorder marked by destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and replacement with hard scar tissue.
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∙ 12y agoMuscular sclerosis is hardening adn degeneration of the myelin sheath.
Muscular sclerosis
Mutiple sclerosis is a disorder marked by destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and replacement with hard scar tissue.
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Multiple sclerosis is a disease that involves the degeneration of the?
Myelin sheath
What is the purpose of wallerian degeneration?
Degeneration of the axon and myelin sheath distal to the injury site caused by the lack of nutrients.
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.
What destroys the myelin sheath?
There are few diseases that destroy the myelin sheath like sub acute combined degeneration of myelin sheath. There is also ascending myelitis, which is a serious complication of rabies vaccine. The incidence is one in ten to thirty thousand.
What has the author J F Hallpike written?
J. F. Hallpike has written: 'Enzyme and protein changes in myelin breakdown and multiple sclerosis' -- subject(s): Degeneration, Multiple sclerosis, Myelin sheath, Nervous system
What is the medical term meaning white protective covering over nerve cells?
The protective covering over some nerve cells is called the myelin sheath.
What medical disorder in which the myelin in the CNS has been destroyed?
Multiple sclerosis affects the myelin sheath.
A pathological condition in which there is progressive destruction of the myelin sheath?
Demyelinating diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, Krabbe's Disease, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome involve degeneration of the myelin sheath. In these conditions, movement is limited to minimal as nerve conduction is reduced due to the loss of efficacy of the myelin.
How is the structure of the myelin sheath related to its function?
Myelin sheath is the "cover" if you like of nerves. It's structure is important in helping pass the nerve impulses along it's axon, from the body, to the terminal buttons. Long story short, a degeneration of the Myelin sheath leads to interrupted, or non existent impulses, and causes a very well known disease, called MS (multiple sclerosis)
What is the prognosis for a person with adrenoleukodystrophy?
Prognosis for childhood and neonatal ALD patients is poor because of the progressive myelin degeneration. Death usually occurs between one and ten years after onset of symptoms.
What insulates nerve fibers?
Myelin sheaths insulate nerve fibers
What nervous tissue cell that are involved in multiple sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis is a progressive degeneration of the myelin sheath. Myelin sheath is grey matter which surrounds each nerve. It allows nerve impulses to travel at an accelerated rate. When this protective covering is degenerated the nerves become exposed and impulses do not travel as efficiently, or at all.
