Demyelinating Disease
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More Specific Terms
- autosomal dominant adult-onset leukodystrophy (autosomal dominant Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease)
- central pontine myelinolysis (osmotic demyelination syndrome)
- encephalomyelitis
- Marchiafava-Bignami disease
- multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
- progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
- transverse myelitis
Classification
- idiopathic inflammatory NS demyelinating disorders are defined by their distribution, clinical symptoms, severity & tendency to relapse
Epidemiology
- multiple sclerosis is the most common CNS demyelinating disorder
More General Terms
Additional Terms
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009
- National Guideline Clearinghouse European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on management of paraproteinemic demyelinating neuropathies. Report of a joint task force of the European Federation of Neurological Societies and the Peripheral Nerve Society. ngc-guideline: [1]
