| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:639 |
| Name | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis |
| Definition | An encephalomyelitis characterized by inflammation located in brain and located in spinal cord that damages myelin. It usually occurs after viral infection, but also following vaccination, bacterial or parasitic infection. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_disseminated_encephalomyelitis, http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/acute_encephalomyelitis/acute_encephalomyelitis.htm |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:83942000 |
| Subsets |
DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
acute disseminated encephalitis [EXACT] ADEM [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a encephalomyelitis |