Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Preferred Label : Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis;

NCIt synonyms : ADEM;

NCIt definition : An inflammatory process affecting the central nervous system. It is characterized by perivascular demyelination. Symptoms usually follow an acute viral infection or immunization and include fever, confusion, somnolence and involuntary movements. It may lead to coma and death.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: Transitory inflammation of the brain and spinal cord that is associated with demyelination with or without neuronal damage.;

Details

Origin ID

C34578;

UMLS CUI

C0014059;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Acute disseminated encephalitis [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Acute disseminated encephalitis and encephalomyelitis (ADEM) [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [ICD-11 Category]
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [ORDO Disease]
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [DO Concept]
- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [Disease (Nov.)]
- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [SNOMED Notion]
- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [Radlex concept]
- encephalomyelitis, acute disseminated [MeSH Descriptor]
- encephalomyelitis, acute disseminated [MeSH concept]
DO Cross reference
- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [DO Concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Nervous System [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Acute disseminated encephalitis [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [ORDO Disease]
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [Radlex concept]
- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [DO Concept]
- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [Disease (Nov.)]
- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [SNOMED Notion]
- encephalomyelitis, acute disseminated [MeSH concept]
- encephalomyelitis, acute disseminated [MeSH Descriptor]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology Mapped to MedDRA [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Brain [NCIt concept]

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