Identifier |
wh_ch60_p3508 |
Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (Adem, Postinfections Encephalomyelitis) |
Creator |
Laura J. Balcer, MD |
Affiliation |
Professor, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone |
Subject |
Demyelinating Diseases; Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; Adem; Postinfections Encephalomyelitis |
Description |
In Chapters 57 and 58 of this text, infections of the CNS caused by viral illnesses are discussed in detail. Whereas most of the disorders discussed in these chapters are caused by direct viral invasion of the CNS, some viruses seem to induce a demyelinating encephalomyelitis that results from the immunologic complications of the infection and not from actual damage to the CNS from the virus itself. This condition is called postinfectious or acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). Although ADEM is mentioned in Chapter 57, we discuss it in more detail here in order to compare it with MS and the other inflammatory demyelinating diseases. |
Date |
2005 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Selections Collection: https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6zd1bd7 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
ID |
186549 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zd1bd7 |