Autoimmune conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS) are disorders of the immune system associated in this case with demyelination of the central nervous system (CNS). The term demyelination ...

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare, immune-mediated demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system that typically follows viral or bacterial infections. There are only two ...

Myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is as complex as its name is difficult to pronounce. It's sometimes referred to as simply "chronic fatigue," but this is just one of its ...

THE finding of areas of extensive perivascular demyelinization with a predilection for white matter in the brain of a patient who had had clinical tetanus provoked interest in the possible relation to ...

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a model of the neuroimmune system responding to priming with central nervous system (CNS)-restricted antigens. It is an excellent model of ...

WASHINGTON – Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- commonly referred to as ME/CFS -- is a legitimate, serious, and complex systemic disease that frequently and dramatically limits the ...

Pegivirus hominis, a common virus that has not been linked to specific diseases, was detected in CSF, serum, and brain tissue from four patients with encephalomyelitis, with evidence of independent ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...