demyelination

Etiology: - central demyelination occurs within the central nervous system as in multiple sclerosis - peripheral demyelination occurs in peripheral nerves as in Guillain-Barre syndrome Pathology: - loss of the myelin sheath with preservation of axons or nerve fiber tracts

General

pathologic process sign/symptom

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999