> So, I guess what
> I am trying to get to in my non-succinct way (for which I apologize) is
that
> I
> thought research would have to take two different tracks, one for spinal
> cord
> related illnesses, and one for spinal cord related injuries. But is that
the
> case? Does it really boil down to the same problem for both cases?
Barbara:
As I understand it, one who suffers from a trauma related injury to the spinal
cord as the result of a broken vertebra or just a bruise can suffer the same
or closely similar demyelination as we did, unless the cord itself is cut or
severed.
Spinal cord injury is what it says, an injury. It can be partial or complete,
transverse or specifically located. Both result in the loss of the fatty
proteins - myelin - that insulated the nerve fibers. One due to infection,
resulting inflammation and autoimmune problems and the other due to trauma
that causes inflammation and autoimmune problems = both delyelinating.
Someone tell me if I am close, OK?
Dr. Doug?
Bob, who knows nothing, from Houston