Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003711
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003711
Preferred Name

Demyelinating Diseases

Definitions
The first region-restricted episode of CNS inflammatory demyelination in a patient. It is usually characterized by an acute monosymptomatic presentation of the optic nerves, brainstem, or spinal cord. It may not reoccur (isolated), or it may progress to MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. Diseases characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin in the central or peripheral nervous system.
Synonyms
Demyelinating Disorder
Demyelinating Disease
Demyelinations
Demyelinating Disorders
Demyelination
Clinically Isolated CNS Demyelinating Syndrome
Clinically Isolated Syndrome, CNS Demyelinating
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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