Post-infectious encephalomyelitis: some aetiological mechanisms.
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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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 54 637 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978