Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most commonly used tests in neurology and neurosurgery. MRI provides exquisite detail of brain, spinal cord and vascular anatomy, and has the advantage ...

Doctors often use MRI scans as an important step in determining the stage of cervical cancer. Knowing the stage can help them identify whether someone is a good candidate for surgery or if a different ...

MRI is crucial in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), revealing the dissemination in space and time of white matter lesions (WMLs) and helping to rule out alternative diagnoses WMLs with a ...

A rare case describes onset of myasthenia gravis, neuromyelitis optica, and anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor in one woman, ...

Balo's disease, a rare variant of multiple sclerosis (MS), is a demyelinating disorder of the CNS in which the myelin (the fatty substance that covers nerve fibers) is destroyed. Balo’s disease is ...

As used by the pathologist, the term "demyelination" means that the myelin sheath of certain nerve fibers can no longer be demonstrated in a microscopical section treated with one of a number of ...

An antibody appears to make a big difference between multiple sclerosis and other disorders affecting the protective myelin sheath around nerve fibers, report Tohoku University scientists and ...

MILAN — Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) does not appear to demonstrate a consistent and significant risk for demyelinating disease, according to a ...

A recent study aimed to evaluate the burden of age of onset of cardiovascular conditions in a US population with multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, or transverse myelitis and ...

The Marburg variant of multiple sclerosis is extremely rare but also the most severe. Life expectancy has been weeks or months, but advances in treatment have led to an improved outlook. Multiple ...