Acquired and progressive myelinated nerve fibers
A. A. Aaby and B. J. Kushner
Follow-up data are presented on a previously described child in whom
myelinated nerve fibers presumably developed 5 1/2 months after an optic
nerve decompression. During the subsequent five years, the myelinated nerve
fibers have progressively enlarged. Five years after surgery, myelinated
nerve fibers appeared in the patient's fellow eye. An additional two cases
of documented acquired myelinated nerve fibers without any predisposing
factors are reported. Myelinated nerve fibers can appear and progress after
infancy.