"Encephalomyelitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A general term indicating inflammation of the BRAIN and SPINAL CORD, often used to indicate an infectious process, but also applicable to a variety of autoimmune and toxic-metabolic conditions. There is significant overlap regarding the usage of this term and ENCEPHALITIS in the literature.
| Descriptor ID |
D004679
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.228.291 C10.228.440
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Encephalomyelitis" by people in Profiles.
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Dalakas MC. Stiff Person Syndrome and GAD Antibody-Spectrum Disorders. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2024 Aug 01; 30(4):1110-1135.
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Burton AR, Baquet Z, Eisenbarth GS, Tisch R, Smeyne R, Workman CJ, Vignali DA. Central nervous system destruction mediated by glutamic acid decarboxylase-specific CD4+ T cells. J Immunol. 2010 May 1; 184(9):4863-70.
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Halperin JJ. Is neuroborreliosis a medical emergency? Neurocrit Care. 2006; 4(3):260-6.
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Frohman LP, Cook SD, Bielory L. Dysgammaglobulinemia in steroid-dependent optic neuritis: response to gammaglobulin treatment. J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1991 Dec; 11(4):241-5.