Diseases in which the myelin sheath of nerves is destroyed and that often have an autoimmune component. ... Examples are multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (a complication of acute viral infection), experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(de-mi´ә-lin-āt″ing) any condition characterized by destruction of myelin.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. generic term for a group of diseases, of unknown cause, in which there is extensive loss of the myelin in the central nervous system, as in multiple sclerosis and Schilder disease.
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