About The Medical Condition Autoimmune Demyelinating Diseases, CNS
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Autoimmune Demyelinating Diseases, CNS
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Autoimmune Demyelinating Diseases, CNS?
Conditions characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin (see MYELIN SHEATH) in the brain, spinal cord, or optic nerves secondary to autoimmune mediated processes. This may take the form of a humoral or cellular immune response directed toward myelin or OLIGODENDROGLIA associated autoantigens.
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