encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy

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Etymology

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From encephalo- +‎ myelo- +‎ radiculo- +‎ neuro- +‎ -pathy.

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encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A disease that affects the brain, spinal nerves, and peripheral nervous system.
    • 1988, Excerpta Medica: Section 7: Pediatrics and pediatric surgery: Volume 61:
      We present two children with seizures and other signs of cerebral involvement at the outset of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, consistent with a diagnosis of encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy.
    • 1993, Peter James, Peripheral neuropathy: Volume 2:
      The presumed cause of encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy of this type is an abnormal immune response triggered by an antecedent infection []
    • 2011, Dorothée Chabas, Emmanuelle L. Waubant, Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Childhood, page 215:
      The authors advocate for combined therapy in cases of severe encephalomyelitis characterized by encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy.