Definitions
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- noun The removal of the
myelin sheath from anerve fibre , normally as a result ofdisease
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
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Examples
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One risk is that the cerebral edema induced by the hypo-osmolality is clearly a bad thing and should not be allowed to persist and worsen and on the other hand there is the somewhat mysterious spectre of osmotic demyelination which is typically referred to by one of it forms namely central pontine myelinolysis.
Archive 2007-05-01 james gaulte 2007
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One risk is that the cerebral edema induced by the hypo-osmolality is clearly a bad thing and should not be allowed to persist and worsen and on the other hand there is the somewhat mysterious spectre of osmotic demyelination which is typically referred to by one of it forms namely central pontine myelinolysis.
SIADH or SIAD-where did the "h" go and does it matter? james gaulte 2007
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Central-nervous-system demyelination after immunisation with recombinant hepatitis B vaccine.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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The process of demyelination interrupts the electrical impulses that run through these nerve fibers, causing weakness and paralysis.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Sadly, those most in need of protection—people susceptible to demyelination and paralysis should they come down with an acute infection—are also those most likely to be at risk of severe adverse effects from the very vaccines meant to help them.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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The process of demyelination interrupts the electrical impulses that run through these nerve fibers, causing weakness and paralysis.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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In transverse myelitis, demyelination and injury to bundles of axonal nerves occurs in focal areas of the spinal cord, often leading to permanent and severe paralysis.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Sadly, those most in need of protection—people susceptible to demyelination and paralysis should they come down with an acute infection—are also those most likely to be at risk of severe adverse effects from the very vaccines meant to help them.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Central-nervous-system demyelination after immunisation with recombinant hepatitis B vaccine.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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In transverse myelitis, demyelination and injury to bundles of axonal nerves occurs in focal areas of the spinal cord, often leading to permanent and severe paralysis.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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