Guest guest Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Dear Pete: I have a couple of about your recent post regarding white matter damage and repair. 1. While the myelin (white matter) sheath does not seem to be reparable once it has been impaired, (as in MS), isn't there evidence out there for axonal "regrowth" so that new pathways between sheared axons (as in brain injury) occur? Doesn't this imply that these "new connections" have new white matter? There should be no genetic bars in to myelin regrowthin a simple TBI as there would be in MS -- isn;t that so? I also think there's stuff going on in stem cell work that's promising. 2. My daughter has had a TBI -- with resultant "axonal shearing". The expected high theta and delta is seen in the EEG, peaking exactly at the site of the injury. I've done NF sessions training down theta and we have seen remarkable decreases in amplitudes in theta (even though the improvements in her overall condition have not been as encouraging) Now since the increased theta is associated with white matter damage from sheared axons, doesn't the decreased theta from NF training suggest that something is going on with the white matter -- that perhaps new myelin is appearing somehow, somewhere? nick mammano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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