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encéphalomyélite

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Also known as Encephalitis &/or myelitis, central nervous systemitis, Encephalitis and/or myelitis, central nervous system inflammation

Encephalomyelitis is inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Various types of encephalomyelitis include: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis or postinfectious encephalomyelitis, a demyelinating disease of the brain and spinal cord, possibly triggered by viral infection. Encephalomyelitis disseminata, a synonym for multiple sclerosis. AntiMOG associated encephalomyelitis, one of the underlying conditions for the phenotype neuromyelitis optica and in general all the spectrum of MOG autoantibody-associated demyelinating diseases. Eastern equine encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, Venezue

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Encephalomyelitis

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disease
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NCI Thesaurus ID
C34580
health specialty
neurology
ICD-9-CM
323.9
Commons category
Encephalomyelitis
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