Myelination is one of the important stages of the nervous system (NS) development and regeneration. Understanding myelination is key to understanding certain diseases of the NS including healing after injuries. In a recent article by Huang et al (Nanotechnology. 2011;22(27):275101), the authors studied myelin structure at various stages of formation using a co-culture of Schwann cells and PC12 ...

Background. Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is described as sudden onset of flaccid paralysis in one or more limbs in children and mainly caused by polioviruses. AFP surveillance was managed by World Health Organization (WHO) for standard progress of poliomyelitis eradication. Methods. This study aimed to investigate clinical and etiological characterization of paralysis cases through a nationwid...

A 42-year-old woman with chronic HIV infection presented with sudden onset of progressive limb weakness, leading to immobility within 4 days. This was preceded by severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for 2 days and episodes of confusion and agitation. Six weeks prior, she had commenced highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), consisting of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir and cotri...

Background—From October 2013 to April 2014, French Polynesia experienced the largest Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak ever described at that time. During the same period, an increase in GuillainBarré syndrome (GBS) was reported, suggesting a possible association between ZIKV and GBS. Patients and Methods—A case-control study was performed to identify the role of ZIKV and dengue virus (DENV) infection...