A substance made of protein and lipid (fat) that protects the nerves, especially in the brain. The myelin sheath is a jacket of insulation around axons to help them conduct their electrical discharges quickly down the axon.

	Bell's Palsy The Condition "...An acute inflammatory response results in swelling of the facial nerve within the myelin sheath, causes reduced circulation in the nerve..." Encephalitis The Condition "...Rather, the nerve cell coating (called a myelin sheath) is partially destroyed in much the same way as it is in multiple sclerosis..." Guillain-Barre Syndrome The Condition "...Normally, the cells of the immune system attack only foreign material and invading organisms, but in Guillain-Barre syndrome, the immune system starts to destroy the myelin sheath that surrounds the axons of many nerve cells, and sometimes the axons themselves..." Multiple Sclerosis Relationship to EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Type 3 Requirement "...Deficiencies of the omega-3 oils are thought to interfere with lipid elongation and permanently impair formation of normal myelin..." Relationship to Progesterone Low or Estrogen Dominance "Progesterone has been shown in animal studies to promote the formation of new myelin sheaths [Human Reproduction 2000 Jun;15 Suppl 1: pp..." Recommendation Test for B12 Levels "...In addition, since vitamin B12 is required for the formation of myelin and for immune mechanisms, a deficiency in MS is of critical pathogenetic significance..." Recommendation Calcium-2AEP "Calcium EAP protects the myelin sheath from damage by an autoimmune response..." Neurologic Testing, Conventional As A Treatment "...For example, as we age it is common for myelin in the white matter to degenerate..." Schizophrenia The Condition "...It has a vital part in the production of the myelin sheath - the coating that protects certain nerve fibers..."

Last updated: Apr 07, 2008