Following on from the Success of the
Big Knit, where MS was being discussed whilst knitting items for an MS-related
artwork.
Our Very Own Pathologist Professor Amor (DoctorLove) and a bit of a good knitter, came up with the Idea of the "Charcot Tapestry". This will have panels that document how MS develops using many of the knitting patterns developed for the "Big Knit"
You should all have heard about the
Bayeux Tapestry that depicts the story of the
Norman Conquest of Britain around 1066. The french Neurologist
Jean Martin Charcot who wrote one of the first descriptions of MS in 1868 (I am sure he'll be part of the History of MS series by Prof G).
Professor Amor with a "Stressed Oligodendrocyte". The
oligodendrocyte(round bit) makes myelin (blue square) that wraps around nerves to help them transmit information quicker. See how, in
MS the Disease. When MS starts, they express a marker (Pink bits) that is recognised by the immune system that triggers attack the oligodendrocyte.
We'll keep you posted as the Charcot Tapestry becomes a reality.