Medical Dictionary

acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

noun

Medical Definition of ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

:  an acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord with variable symptoms that is thought to be an allergic or immune response following infectious disease or vaccination

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