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Encephalomyelitis
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
,
Venezuelan
equine encephalitis
, and
Western
equine encephalitis
: a group of
viral
illnesses
that can affect
horses
and
humans
; collectively termed
Equine encephalitis
.
Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
, an
animal model
of
brain inflammation
.
Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus
– A kind of
stiff person syndrome
.
AIDS related encephalomyelitis
, caused by opportunistic
Human T-lymphotropic virus
type III
infection.