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Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Leukoencephalopathies > Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Immune System Diseases > Autoimmune Diseases > Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System > Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Nervous System Diseases > Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System > Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Nervous System Diseases > Demyelinating Diseases > Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS

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Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS  

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  • Autoimmune Demyelinating Diseases, Central Nervous System
  • Autoimmune Demyelinating Diseases, CNS
  • Autoimmune Demyelinating Disorders, CNS
  • CNS Autoimmune Demyelinating Disorders
  • CNS Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases
  • Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, Central Nervous System
  • Demyelinating Autoimmune Disorders, CNS
  • Demyelinating Disease, Autoimmune, CNS

Note

  • for central nervous system diseases only; for demyelinating diseases of the peripheral nervous system consider POLYRADICULONEURITIS; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; and CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; for demyelinating autoimmune diseases of the brain or spinal cord not otherwise specified coord with BRAIN DISEASES or SPINAL CORD DISEASES

Scope note

  • Conditions characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin (see MYELIN SHEATH) in the brain, spinal cord, or optic nerves secondary to autoimmune mediated processes. This may take the form of a humoral or cellular immune response directed toward myelin or OLIGODENDROGLIA associated autoantigens.

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  • 2000

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020278

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