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Nervous System Diseases > Demyelinating Diseases

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Demyelinating Diseases  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Diseases characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin in the central or peripheral nervous system. The first region-restricted episode of CNS inflammatory demyelination in a patient. It is usually characterized by an acute monosymptomatic presentation of the optic nerves, brainstem, or spinal cord. It may not reoccur (isolated), or it may progress to MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

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Synonym(s)

  • Demyelinating Disorders

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TJPXF421-F

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