Brain and spinal cord lesions are characteristic of multiple sclerosis. We wanted to understand which cells are part of the lesions and their dynamics over time.” Petra Kukanja, Study Co-First Author, ...

MS is characterized in part by your immune system’s attack on myelin. The nerves are vulnerable to damage as the myelin degrades. Scarring, or lesions, can appear on the brain, spinal cord ...

In vivo tracking of stem cells in brain & spinal cord lesions MRI detection as well as histological analysis demonstrated that grafted adult as well as embryonic stem cells labeled with SPIO ...

An upcoming revised version of the McDonald diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS ... These additional features ...

Diseases of the nervous system refer to disorders that affect any part of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves) or peripheral nervous system. In this issue, Alsema ...

The nervous system is a complex network of neurons and cells that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to various ... Mapping cell types in MS lesions reveals unique tissue niches ...

Several studies have demonstrated that SPIO-labeled stem cells migrate into a brain or spinal cord lesion after transplantation; MRI detection was confirmed by histological analysis with iron ...