Severe B12 deficiency also causes cord deterioration:
Combined degeneration of the spinal cord:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subacut...of_spinal_cord
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_deficiency
copper deficiency is less common.
Demyelination also occurs in some autoimmune diseases, and blood tests can reveal those.
GBS is a rapid demyelination which may occur after some viral infections or vaccines (like meningitis vaccine or Gardisal)
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