The main demyelination treatment that is being employed is corticosteroid injections which are a type of hormone steroids. This can either be prescribed on its own or in conjunction with other immunosuppressant drugs. Other options include plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, or IVIG for short. Some physiotherapy can help reduce the rate of muscle weakness, in some cases it can help to re-strengthen affected areas as well as minimize the distortion of the joints.

Other demyelination treatments for both CIDP and MS sufferers include bone marrow transplants, protein antigens and good nutrition as well as anticonvulsant drugs.

Demyelination occurs not only with MS but also in a number of other diseases such as CIDP, Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease and Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Demyelination Treatment

Demyelination itself is damage done to the fatty covering, or substance that encases nerve endings. It can strike anyone at any time, …