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Last Update: 02/28/2024 08:31 PM

Current Deck: Step 2::Mehlman::Mehlman HY 4

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25M + has facial nerve and optic nerve on left damaged in car accident; why does he regenerate facial nerve movement over time but not vision?

{{c1::optic nerve is myelinated by oligodendrocytes}}
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oligodendrocyte-myelinated nerves of CNS have limited regenerative capacity compared to Schwann cell-mediated nerves of PNS; facial nerve is myelinated by Schwann cells. 
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