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Infections > Central Nervous System Infections > Myelitis
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Infections > Myelitis
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Spinal Cord Diseases > Myelitis
Nervous System Diseases > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Myelitis
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Inflammation > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Myelitis

Preferred term

Myelitis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Inflammation, Spinal Cord
  • Inflammations, Spinal Cord
  • Inflammatory Myelopathies
  • Inflammatory Myelopathy
  • Myelopathies, Inflammatory
  • Myelopathy, Inflammatory
  • Spinal Cord Inflammation
  • Spinal Cord Inflammations

Note

  • do not confuse with inflammation of the bone marrow ( = OSTEOMYELITIS); SMON (subacute-myelo-optico-neuropathy) is indexed here + OPTIC NEURITIS + SYNDROME; coordinate IM with specific cause (IM) if pertinent

Scope note

  • Inflammation of the spinal cord. Relatively common etiologies include infections; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; SPINAL CORD; and ischemia (see also SPINAL CORD VASCULAR DISEASES). Clinical features generally include weakness, sensory loss, localized pain, incontinence, and other signs of autonomic dysfunction.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009187

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