"Encephalomyelitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A general term indicating inflammation of the BRAIN and SPINAL CORD, often used to indicate an infectious process, but also applicable to a variety of autoimmune and toxic-metabolic conditions. There is significant overlap regarding the usage of this term and ENCEPHALITIS in the literature.
| Descriptor ID |
D004679
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.228.291 C10.228.440
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Encephalomyelitis" by people in Profiles.
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Experimental encephalomyocarditis virus infection in small laboratory rodents. J Comp Pathol. 2011 Jan; 144(1):25-40.
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Mixed vaginal infections of Balb/c mice with low virulent herpes simplex type 1 strains result in restoration of virulence properties: vaginitis/vulvitis and neuroinvasiveness. Med Microbiol Immunol. 1997 Mar; 185(4):217-22.
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Viruses and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Neurol Clin. 1983 Aug; 1(3):681-700.
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Clinical spectrum of multiple sclerosis. Neurol Clin. 1983 Aug; 1(3):573-99.
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Viruses and dementia. Contemp Neurol Ser. 1977; 15:93-112.
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Etiologic correlations between idiopathic polyneuritis and multiple sclerosis: therapeutic implications. Mod Treat. 1970 Sep; 7(5):903-17.