The term demyelination refers to the loss of the myelin sheath that surrounds and protects axons in the central nervous system. Demyelination occurs as the result of diseases that damage the myelin ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is the most common chronic immune-mediated neuropathy. It affects peripheral nerves and roots. CIDP has no biomarkers. It may be monophasic or ...

THE demyelinating diseases of the nervous system remain a challenge to scientific investigation and a stumbling block in medical therapy. Comprising an important group of neurologic disorders, they ...

Pembrolizumab and nivolumab, two humanized antibodies against programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) receptor, were recently approved for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma and for other ...

Findings from a retrospective study comparing typical and myelocortical multiple sclerosis (MS) identified major pathological differences between the 2 MS subtypes and determined that demyelination ...

Myelin is a protective layer that forms around nerves to insulate them and speed transmission of electrical impulses. Demyelination, loss of this insulating layer, contributes to many neurological ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare, acquired neurological disorder with heterogeneous presentation. It is a peripheral nerve system immune-mediated condition which ...