Neural Repair Institute: Advancing the Field of Neural Repair

Neurodegenerative diseases are diseases of the nervous system that involves degeneration.  Degeneration is a process in which there is loss of structure which may include various parts of the neuron (cell bodies, dendrites, axons, myelin sheath, or synapses) or neuroglia (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia).  Neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system include stroke, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and syringomyelia.  Generally speaking, neurodegenerative diseases are very difficult to cure and tend to have a chronic course.  The reason behind that is the central nervous system faces many obstacles during its course of regeneration.

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