Post-infectious encephalomyelitis: some aetiological mechanisms.

نویسنده

  • P O Behan
چکیده

The possibility that acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and epidemic myalgic encephalomyelitis ('epidemic neuromyasthenia') may share a common pathogenesis is examined and many factors common to the two diseases are described. It is suggested that further study of ADEM may help our understanding of epidemic myalgic encephalomyelitis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Postgraduate medical journal

دوره 54 637  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1978