Encephalomyelitis is a general term for inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, describing a number of disorders:
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis or postinfectious encephalomyelitis, a demyelinating disease of the brain and spinal cord, possibly triggered by viral infection;
Encephalomyelitis disseminata, a synonym for multiple sclerosis;
AntiMOG associated encephalomyelitis, one of the underlying conditions for the phenotype neuromyelitis optica and in general all the spectrum of MOG autoantibody-associated demyelinating diseases.
Equine encephalomyelitis, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne viral disease that infects horses and humans;
Myalgic encephalomyelitis, a disease involving presumed inflammation of the central nervous system with symptoms of muscle pain and fatigue; the term has sometimes been used interchangeably with chronic fatigue syndrome, though there is still controversy over the distinction.
Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of brain inflammation.
Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) – A kind of stiff person syndrome
AIDS related encephalomyelitis, caused by opportunistic Human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) infection
