In the case of multiple sclerosis: Myelinated neurons (the central nervous system). The myelin sheaths are attacked, which negatively impacts signal transmission speed and efficiency of affected neurons.
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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.
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The motor neuron diseases are a group of disorders in which motor neurons are destroyed. Examples are amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and post-polio syndrome. Multiple Sclerosis is an inflammatory disease that damages the sheaths around the nerves rather than the nerves themselves.
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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Multiple sclerosis affects the myelin sheath.
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.
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