Myelin disorders

disease that damages the myelin sheaths around nerve axons

autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack part of the peripheral nervous system

nervous system disease located in nerves or nerve cells

inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system characterized mainly by attacks of uni- or bilateral optic neuritis and acute myelitis

type of neurological disease where the myelin sheath of neurons is damaged

an inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the spinal cord, either idiopathic or secondary to a known cause

Leukodystrophies are a group of, usually, inherited disorders, characterized by degeneration of the white matter in the brain. The word leukodystrophy comes from the Greek roots leuko, "white", dys, "abnormal" and troph, "growth". The leukodystrophies are caused by imperfect growth or development of the glial cells which produce the myelin sheath, the fatty insulating covering around nerve fibers. Leukodystrophies may be classified as hypomyelinating or demyelinating diseases, respectively, depending on whether the damage is present before birth or occurs after. While all leukodystrophies are

serious condition of the spinal cord, with symptoms such as rapid onset of arm or leg weakness and decreased reflexes

Encephalomyelitis is inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Various types of encephalomyelitis include: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis or postinfectious encephalomyelitis, a demyelinating disease of the brain and spinal cord, possibly triggered by viral infection. Encephalomyelitis disseminata, a synonym for multiple sclerosis. AntiMOG associated encephalomyelitis, one of the underlying conditions for the phenotype neuromyelitis optica and in general all the spectrum of MOG autoantibody-associated demyelinating diseases. Eastern equine encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, Venezue