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==Age related changes==
 
==Age related changes==
 
'''These changes are normal and include:'''
 
'''These changes are normal and include:'''
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#Myelin Ballooning
 
#Myelin Ballooning
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==Wallerian Degeneration==
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==[[Wallerian Degeneration]]==
 
      
==Chromatolysis==
 
==Chromatolysis==
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*This can result in partial demyelination, which involves loss of myelin at the end fo the internode called the paranodal region.
 
*This can result in partial demyelination, which involves loss of myelin at the end fo the internode called the paranodal region.
 
*The exposed axon is remyelinated by a new, thin myelin cheath which 'intercalates' between adjacent internodes.
 
*The exposed axon is remyelinated by a new, thin myelin cheath which 'intercalates' between adjacent internodes.
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