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Slower Nerve Signal Transmission MS causes damage to the protective covering of the nerves, called myelin, in your brain, spine and optic nerves.

Background/aims To evaluate the status of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies (MOG-IgG) in chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy (CRION) and investigate its different clinical ...

New research reveals that Alzheimer's disease may impair nerve function not by reducing myelin, but by altering the proteins ...

RCOphth Eponymous Lectures Published: 01 April 2005 The Bowman Lecture 2004 Optic nerve axons: life and death before birth D Taylor Eye 19, 499–527 (2005) Cite this article ...

Right next to these gaps are "paranodes," where the myelin sticks tightly to the nerve, helping anchor it in place and organize the nerve for fast, accurate signaling.

We had no idea what this condition was, and what this meant for our baby girl." Optic nerve hypoplasia is a congenital disorder where the optic nerves in the eye are underdeveloped.

NAION is a disorder caused by reduced blood flow to the optic nerve in the eye, which can damage the nerve and lead to permanent vision loss. PRAC said it found that the condition is “a very rare side ...