loading...| Preferred Name |
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis |
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| Synonyms |
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ADEM |
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| Definitions |
An inflammatory process affecting the central nervous system. It is characterized by perivascular demyelination. Symptoms usually follow an acute viral infection or immunization and include fever, confusion, somnolence and involuntary movements. It may lead to coma and death. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34578 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Transitory inflammation of the brain and spinal cord that is associated with demyelination with or without neuronal damage. |
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| code |
C34578 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C128453 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 |
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| Contributing_Source |
MedDRA NICHD |
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| DEFINITION |
An inflammatory process affecting the central nervous system. It is characterized by perivascular demyelination. Symptoms usually follow an acute viral infection or immunization and include fever, confusion, somnolence and involuntary movements. It may lead to coma and death. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ADEM |
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| label |
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Acute_Disseminated_Encephalomyelitis |
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| Maps_To |
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis |
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| Preferred_Name |
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C34578 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0014059 |
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| subClassOf |