The most severe injuries have been associated with widespread axonal and myelin degeneration (Gentili, Hudson, and Hunter, 1980a). Pathological alterations in the nerve were evident as early as 30 ...

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E (CMT2E) is a slow and progressive neuropathy characterized by axonal dysfunction. Its clinical phenotype includes muscle weakness and atrophy, sensory loss and ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) resulting in severe paralysis is known to deteriorate the quality of life of humans. However, the ...

Results Players with sports-related concussion had increased levels of the axonal injury biomarker T-tau compared to preseason values. The highest biomarker concentrations of T-tau were measured ...

Most of the above blows are allowed in most combat sports. However, some things that occur during fights aren’t. Punching the ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI)-a condition that leads to partial or complete paralysis-has a profound impact on millions of ...

This review considers the role that optic nerve head astrocytes might play in the initiation of axon damage, based on the hypothesis that these cells are sensitive to mechanical or ischaemic ...

Advances in tissue engineering offer hope for spinal cord injury repair, utilizing biomaterials, stem cells, and bioactive ...

By detecting intact nerve connections in the injured spinal ... severe and a largely recovered incomplete spinal cord injury, indicating axonal loss and demyelination, respectively.