Preferred Name

Demyelinating Autoimmune Disease

Synonyms
Definitions

Conditions characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin (see MYELIN SHEATH) in the brain, spinal cord, or optic nerves secondary to autoimmune mediated processes. This may take the form of a humoral or cellular immune response directed toward myelin or OLIGODENDROGLIA associated autoantigens (MeSH).

ID

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/birnlex_12508

createdDate

2007-10-05

definition

Conditions characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin (see MYELIN SHEATH) in the brain, spinal cord, or optic nerves secondary to autoimmune mediated processes. This may take the form of a humoral or cellular immune response directed toward myelin or OLIGODENDROGLIA associated autoantigens (MeSH).

hasBirnlexCurator

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/readable/Bill_Bug

hasCurationStatus

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/readable/uncurated

hasExternalSource

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/readable/MeSH

label

Demyelinating Autoimmune Disease

MeshUid

D020278

modifiedDate

2007-10-05

preferred label

Demyelinating Autoimmune Disease

scope note

For central nervous system diseases only; for demyelinating diseases of the peripheral nervous system consider POLYRADICULONEURITIS; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; and CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; for demyelinating autoimmune diseases of the brain or spinal cord not otherwise specified coord with BRAIN DISEASES or SPINAL CORD DISEASES (MeSH).

synonym

CNS Autoimmune Demyelinating Disorders

Autoimmune Demyelinating Diseases, Central Nervous System

CNS Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases

subClassOf

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/birnlex_12507

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