Demyelinating Diseases (definition)

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Definition: Diseases characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin in the central or peripheral nervous system.

Examples Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS; Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases; Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal; Marchiafava-Bignami Disease; Myelinolysis, Central Pontine; Ophthalmoplegic Migraine; Polyradiculoneuropathy; Subacute Combined Degeneration

Other names Demyelinations; Demyelinating Disorder; Demyelinating Disease; Demyelination; Demyelinating Disorders; Clinically Isolated Syndrome, CNS Demyelinating; Clinically Isolated CNS Demyelinating Syndrome

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
CAMFAK syndrome	0	Cataract Demyelinating Diseases Microcephaly Agenesis of Corpus Callosum.
Groll Hirschowitz syndrome	0	Cachexia Demyelinating Diseases *Hearing Loss, Central.
Hypotonia, congenital nystagmus, ataxia and abnormal auditory brainstem response	0	Ataxia Demyelinating Diseases Muscle Hypotonia Nystagmus, Congenital.
Boylan Dew Greco syndrome	0	Arthrogryposis Demyelinating Diseases.
Hamano Tsukamoto syndrome	0	Demyelinating Diseases Ophthalmoplegia *Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood.

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