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Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System

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Definition: Disorders caused by cellular or humoral immune responses primarily directed towards nervous system autoantigens. The immune response may be directed towards specific tissue components (e.g., myelin) and may be limited to the central nervous system (e.g., MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) or the peripheral nervous system (e.g., GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME).  DF: AUTOIMMUNE DIS NERVOUS SYSTEM   
Examples Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS; Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome; Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic; Myasthenia Gravis; Nervous System Autoimmune Disease, Experimental; Polyradiculoneuropathy; Stiff-Person Syndrome; Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
Other names Neurologic Autoimmune Disease; Diseases, Neurologic Autoimmune; Disease, Neurologic Autoimmune; Autoimmune Disease, Neurologic; Neurologic Autoimmune Diseases; Nervous System Immune Disorders; Nervous System Immune Diseases; Immune Diseases, Nervous System; Autoimmune Nervous System Diseases; Autoimmune Disorders, Nervous System; Autoimmune Disorders of the Nervous System; Autoimmune Diseases, Neurologic; Autoimmune Diseases, Nervous System; Nervous System Autoimmune Diseases; Immune Disorders, Nervous System
 
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Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome  0   *Nervous System Malformations *Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System.

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