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A condition, similar to multiple sclerosis, in which a person has acute myelitis and the optic nerve is also affected. A condition that is closely related to multiple. sclerosis. Typically there is a transverse: myelitis, producing paralysis and numbness of the legs and trunk below the inflamed spinal cord, and retrobulbar (optic) neuritis affecting both…

The point where a motor nerve joins muscle fibre. Area of contact between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies. A neurotransmitter passes across the small gap (synapse) between the motor end plate of the motor nerve and the muscle, triggering contraction of the muscle. Also called myoneural junction. The meeting point of a…

An evaluation of the health of a person with a disorder of the nervous system, using interviews, a physical examination, and specific diagnostic tests, sometimes with the help of a family member or close friend.  

The point where a nerve joins the gland which it controls.  

A disturbance of the bladder function caused by lesions in the nerve supply to the bladder. Urinary bladder that functions abnormally because of a nervous system lesion. Urinary bladder dysfunction including incomplete emptying, urinary retention, and frequent infection resulting from impaired nervous system functioning. Any dysfunction of the urinary bladder caused by lesions of the…

Coming from the nervous system. Referring to neurogenesis. Alluding to a condition correlated with impairments to the central nervous system.  

The development and growth of nerves and nervous tissue.  

A benign tumour of a nerve, formed from the neurilemma. Tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve. A tumor that originates from nerves and nerve tissue, primarily composed of fibrous elements. This condition is also referred to as neurilemmoma, neural fibroblastoma, or schwannoma.  

A fine thread in the cytoplasm of a neurone. One of the microscopic threads of cytoplasm found in the cell body of a neuron and also in the axoplasm of peripheral nerves.  

A malignant tumour in the retina. A malignant tumor of the retina of the eye. It is a form of glioma and commonly spreads into the brain. A relatively rare tumor of the neuroepithelium in a nerve of special sense.