Sentences with phrase «inflammatory brain and spinal cord»

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A classic example is multiple sclerosis, where T lymphocytes, together with other inflammatory mediators, damage the protective myelin sheath that encases nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is marked by a cascade of cellular and inflammatory events that weakens and kills vital motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.

The researchers concluded that the presence of CBD or THC restrains the immune cells from triggering the production of inflammatory molecules and limits the molecules» ability to reach and damage the brain and spinal cord.

MS is an inflammatory disease in which the protective myelin sheathing that coats nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord is damaged and ultimately stripped away — a process known as demyelination.

It is found in the brain and spinal cord and is associated with inflammatory processes and pain — it acts as a neurotransmitter to carry pain signals to the nervous system.

MS is an inflammatory disease that affects the brain, optic nerves and spinal cord.

Also known as GME, inflammatory reticulosis, granulomatous reticulosis, hestiocytic encephalitis and neoplastic reticulosis, granulocytic meningoencephalitis targets the meninges, or lining of the brain and spinal cord.

Inflammatory disease of the central nervous system affecting the brain, spinal cord, and / or meninges