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DISSEMINATED SCLEROSIS [1 record]

Record 1 2012-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A progressive disease characterized by disseminated demyelination of nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord.

OBS

It begins slowly, usually in young adulthood, and continues throughout life with periods of exacerbation and remission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Affection du système nerveux central, d'étiologie inconnue, caractérisée par la formation de plaques de démyélination suivies de sclérose, localisées dans la substance blanche de l'encéphale et de la moelle épinière.

OBS

L'IRM [imagerie par résonance magnétique] est essentielle au diagnostic retrouvant des foyers disséminés sous-corticaux.

Spanish

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