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. 1978 Nov;54(637):755–759. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.54.637.755

Post-infectious encephalomyelitis: some aetiological mechanisms.

P O Behan
PMCID: PMC2425308  PMID: 34143

Abstract

The possibility that acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and epidemic myalgic encephalomyelitis ('epidemic neuromyasthenia') may share a common pathogenesis is examined and many factors common to the two diseases are described. It is suggested that further study of ADEM may help our understanding of epidemic myalgic encephalomyelitis.

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