Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders ...

Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders ...

High levels of the periodontal bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum may be associated with more severe disability in people with multiple sclerosis.

Demyelinating disease, including multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica, can affect children and teens. Our program works closely with the Multiple Sclerosis Program at University of Utah ...

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and related demyelinating diseases, including myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD), represent a spectrum of autoimmune ...

THE demyelinating diseases of the nervous system remain a challenge to scientific investigation and a stumbling block in medical therapy. Comprising an important group of neurologic disorders, they ...

NMOSD accounts for 1 to 2% of all cases of CNS inflammatory demyelinating disease in the United States and Europe, with multiple sclerosis being much more common, but NMOSD accounts for one third or ...

A new report examined optic nerve lesion length, measured on brain magnetic resonance imaging, at the acute phase of ON in 51 individuals. Optic nerve lesion length was significantly associated with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has approved Vyvgart Hytrulo in a once-weekly, 30- to 90-second subcutaneous injection to treat adults ...

Hemifacial spasms happen when a blood vessel puts excess pressure on a facial nerve, per the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). They can also be caused by external nerve ...

This patient presented with the gradual onset of progressive weakness that eventually involved all four extremities. The pattern of weakness suggested localization to the muscle, neuromuscular ...