myelinolysis
English
Etymology
Noun
myelinolysis (uncountable)
- (pathology) Destruction of the myelin sheath
- 2015 June 30, Min Jee Han et al., “A Case of Osmotic Demyelination Presenting with Severe Hypernatremia”, in Electrolytes & Blood Pressure : E & BP[1], volume 13, :
- Rapid correction of hypernatremia and rapid change from normal serum sodium levels to marked hypernatremia may cause myelinolysis in humans, based on supporting data from animal studies 8) .