Biomaterial Database

Multifocal motor neuropathy. 1994

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009186	Myelin Sheath	The lipid-rich sheath surrounding AXONS in both the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS and PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The myelin sheath is an electrical insulator and allows faster and more energetically efficient conduction of impulses. The sheath is formed by the cell membranes of glial cells (SCHWANN CELLS in the peripheral and OLIGODENDROGLIA in the central nervous system). Deterioration of the sheath in DEMYELINATING DISEASES is a serious clinical problem.	Myelin,Myelin Sheaths,Sheath, Myelin,Sheaths, Myelin
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016472	Motor Neuron Disease	Diseases characterized by a selective degeneration of the motor neurons of the spinal cord, brainstem, or motor cortex. Clinical subtypes are distinguished by the major site of degeneration. In AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS there is involvement of upper, lower, and brainstem motor neurons. In progressive muscular atrophy and related syndromes (see MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL) the motor neurons in the spinal cord are primarily affected. With progressive bulbar palsy (BULBAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE), the initial degeneration occurs in the brainstem. In primary lateral sclerosis, the cortical neurons are affected in isolation. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1089)	Anterior Horn Cell Disease,Familial Motor Neuron Disease,Lateral Sclerosis,Motor Neuron Disease, Lower,Motor Neuron Disease, Upper,Lower Motor Neuron Disease,Motor Neuron Disease, Familial,Motor Neuron Disease, Secondary,Motor System Disease,Primary Lateral Sclerosis,Secondary Motor Neuron Disease,Upper Motor Neuron Disease,Lateral Scleroses,Lateral Scleroses, Primary,Lateral Sclerosis, Primary,Motor Neuron Diseases,Motor System Diseases,Neuron Disease, Motor,Neuron Diseases, Motor,Primary Lateral Scleroses,Scleroses, Lateral,Scleroses, Primary Lateral,Sclerosis, Lateral,Sclerosis, Primary Lateral