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Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS: A brief but widespread attack of inflammation in the brain and spinal cord that damages the myelin-the protective covering of the nerve fibres.

Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.


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