Postinfectious and postvaccinial encephalomyelitis.
Addressed are the features of postviral and postvaccinial syndromes affecting the CNS. The relationships among acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, EAE, and MS are discussed. Among the postvaccination syndromes covered are the neurologic sequelae of pertussis immunizations, with a description of a mouse model of this encephalopathy.
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000175:diagnosis; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis; D008457:Measles / Q000175:diagnosis; D009107:Mumps / Q000175:diagnosis; D012409:Rubella / Q000175:diagnosis; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*