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encephalomyelitis
(redirected from acute disseminated encephalomyelitis)

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en·ceph·a·lo·my·e·li·tis  (n-sf-l-m-lts)
n.
Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

encephalomyelitis [ɛnˌsɛfələʊˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
encephalomyelitic  [ɛnˌsɛfələʊˌmaɪəˈlɪtɪk] adj
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Noun1.encephalomyelitis - inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat


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Doctors have diagnosed him with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, an extremely rare viral infection, leaving him an "incomplete quadriplegic," meaning he has no use of his legs and partial use of his arms.
Routine vaccinations were effectively suspended in May 2005 following a report that a junior high school girl who was vaccinated the previous year had developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, which causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.
Vincents, was diagnosed with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and was treated with steroids.
 
 
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