Demyelinating Diseases
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Demyelinating Diseases. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Demyelinating Diseases.
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Terms
Adrenoleukodystrophy - An X-linked recessive disorder characterized by the accumulation of saturated very long chain fatty ...
Alexander Disease - A rare inherited disorder of myelin formation. Alexander disease is a progressive leukoencephalopath...
Canavan Disease - A rare neurodegenerative condition of infancy or childhood characterized by white matter vacuolizati...
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS - Conditions characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin (see MYELIN SHEATH) in the brain, spinal c...
Demyelinating Diseases - Diseases characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin in the central or peripheral nervous system....
Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder - A rare central nervous system demyelinating condition affecting children and young adults. Pathologi...
Dysautonomia, Familial - An autosomal disorder of the peripheral and autonomic nervous systems limited to individuals of Ashk...
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated - An acute or subacute inflammatory process of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM characterized histologically...
Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental - An experimental animal model for central nervous system demyelinating disease. Inoculation with a wh...
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - An acute inflammatory autoimmune neuritis caused by T cell- mediated cellular immune response direct...
Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases - Inherited conditions characterized by a loss of myelin in the central nervous system....
Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies - A group of inherited disorders characterized by degeneration of dorsal root and autonomic ganglion c...
Leukodystrophy, Globoid Cell - An autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency of GALACTOSYLCERAMIDASE leading to ...
Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic - An autosomal recessive metabolic disease caused by a deficiency of CEREBROSIDE-SULFATASE leading to ...
Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic - A fulminant and often fatal demyelinating disease of the brain which primarily affects young adults ...
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal - An opportunistic viral infection of the central nervous system associated with conditions that impai...
Marchiafava-Bignami Disease - A neurodegenerative condition that is characterized by demyelination or necrosis of the CORPUS CALLO...
Miller Fisher Syndrome - A variant of the GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME characterized by the acute onset of oculomotor dysfunction,...
Multiple Sclerosis - An autoimmune disorder mainly affecting young adults and characterized by destruction of myelin in t...
Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive - A form of multiple sclerosis characterized by a progressive deterioration in neurologic function whi...
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting - The most common clinical variant of MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, characterized by recurrent acute exacerbatio...
Myelinolysis, Central Pontine - A demyelinating condition affecting the PONS and characterized clinically by an acute progressive QU...
Myelitis, Transverse - Inflammation of a transverse portion of the spinal cord characterized by acute or subacute segmental...
Neuromyelitis Optica - A syndrome characterized by acute OPTIC NEURITIS in combination with acute MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE. Dem...
Neuromyelitis Optica - A syndrome characterized by acute OPTIC NEURITIS in combination with acute MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE. Dem...
Neuromyelitis Optica - A syndrome characterized by acute OPTIC NEURITIS in combination with acute MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE. Dem...
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease - A rare, slowly progressive disorder of myelin formation. Subtypes are referred to as classic, congen...
Polyradiculoneuropathy - Diseases characterized by injury or dysfunction involving multiple peripheral nerves and nerve roots...
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating - A slowly progressive autoimmune demyelinating disease of peripheral nerves and nerve roots. Clinical...
Subacute Combined Degeneration - A neuropathy due to VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY or to excessive NITROUS OXIDE inhalation. It is associat...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
