ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

Course overview

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALSO REFERRED TO AS POST-INFECTIOUS ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, IS AN ACUTE, RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE AUTOIMMUNE PROCESS THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY DEMYELINATION IN THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD AS A RESULT OF INFLAMMATION THAT OCCURS IN RESPONSE TO A PRECEDING INFECTION OR IMMUNIZATION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.