Damage from demyelination can develop in the brain and spinal cord. When a damaged area is visible on a scan, it is known as a lesion. Sometimes, people with MS remain in a stable condition ...

The UAB-SCIMS offers a series of Fact Sheets on selected topics related to SCI. Some Fact Sheets are products of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS).

Neurons collected from brain lesions in MS patients were found to accumulate new genetic mutations faster than healthy nerve ...

such as demyelination at and around the lesion, which are associated with a less favorable recovery outcome. "Recovery outcomes for spinal cord injuries can be highly unpredictable, and current ...

Two months after the bone scan, CT-guided biopsy of the thoracic spine lesion confirmed plasmacytoma, which was negative for CD20 but positive for CD79a with lambda light chain restriction.

(B) T2-weighted (T2w) MR sagittal and axial images showing spinal lesion. (C) Early PET sagittal images showing high PET signal in cord around injury and quantification 0–10-min SUV at selected ...