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What Is Optic Neuritis? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
She adds: “There is no way to medically regenerate the myelin sheath once it has been damaged, but as the nerve heals with time, this symptom usually does improve.” Causes Optic Neuritis ...
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Myelin: A Specialized Membrane for Cell Communication
Although there are several molecular or morphological differences between nerve fibers in the PNS and CNS, the basic myelin sheath arrangement and the electrophysiological characteristics are ...
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What to Know About Myelin Sheath Disorders
Myelin is an insulating layer of lipids and proteins surrounding nerves. Myelin damage can cause problems with the nerves’ ability to send and receive electrical messages. Inflammatory disorders ...
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What to Know About MOG Antibody Disease
MOG is found on the protective myelin sheath of nerve cells ... an MRI scan to detect signs of inflammation affecting the optic nerve or the brain. An analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ...
Research suggests myelin fatty acid metabolism could serve as an energy reserve for the central nervous system
"The primary motivation behind our recent paper was a very speculative idea that myelin may have evolved ... ex vivo ...
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New drug shows promise in restoring vision for people with nerve damage
The drug, LL-341070, enhances the brain's ability to repair damaged myelin— the protective sheath around nerve fibers. Damage to myelin is a hallmark of diseases like MS, as well as a natural ...
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Myelin Repair Offers Promise for Vision Restoration in Multiple Sclerosis
The drug, LL-341070, enhances the brain's ability to repair damaged myelin— the protective sheath around nerve fibers. Damage to myelin is a hallmark of diseases like MS, as well as a natural ...
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Experimental drug speeds up myelin repair, restoring vision in mice
The drug, LL-341070, enhances the brain's ability to repair damaged myelin— the protective sheath around nerve fibers. Damage to myelin is a hallmark of diseases like MS, as well as a natural ...
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Woman with MS warns of 'invisible' symptoms she experiences that people should look out for
She states symptoms as including: Pedra Lhermitte's Sign (electric shock sensation), facial pain, MS hug, heat intolerance, body jerks, cognitive fog, itching (pruritus), hypersensitivity to light, ...
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Could a New Drug Help Restore Vision? Early Findings in Myelin Repair
A recent drug discovery could eventually help the visually impaired and those suffering from multiple sclerosis, traumatic stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease regain some of their vision and mental ...
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The structure and function of the nervous system
A bundle of neurones is called a nerve. There are three main types ... which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath. They are long so they can carry messages up and down the body.