acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (DOID:639)
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Synonyms: acute disseminated encephalitis; ADEM
Alt IDs: MESH:D004673, NCI:C34578, UMLS_CUI:C0014059
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.