Current opinions on the pathogenesis of demyelinating diseases. Part II
Olakowska, E.; Pietrucha-Dutczak, M.; Kotulska, K.; Marcol, Wław.; Lewin-Kowalik, J.
Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego 15(89): 480-483
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1426-9686 PMID: 14969149 Document Number: 559628
Demyelinating diseases include a group of disorders in which destruction or degeneration of normal myelin occurs. In most cases these processes go on without primary lesion of axons. Demyelinization appears as a consequence of different pathogenetic factors like ischemia, injury, toxins and radiation. In this review a current view on the pathogenesis of demyelinating diseases is discussed, considering the achievements of molecular biology.