The repair of damaged myelin. Myelin repair occurs spontaneously in MS but very slowly. Research is currently under way to find a way to speed the healing process.

process of encapsulating the nerve fiber with myelin

The opposite process to demyelination. Some evidence exists to show that myelin can be repaired in the CNS by a process not yet understood. Remyelination (and even growth of fibres) is commonly observed in the peripheral nerves and the possibility of encouraging this in the CNS is being actively explored for its obvious potential to correct some of the damage caused by MS.

Remyelination is a term for the re-generation of the nerve's myelin sheath, damaged in many diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and the leukodystrophies. Remyelination is a subject of active medical research.