Demyelinating Disease - Types

Types

Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system include:

  • Multiple sclerosis (together with the similar diseases called idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating diseases)
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency
  • Central pontine myelinolysis
  • Tabes Dorsalis
  • Transverse myelitis
  • Devic's disease
  • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • Optic neuritis
  • Leukodystrophies

Demyelinating diseases of the peripheral nervous system include:

  • Guillain-BarrĂ© syndrome and its chronic counterpart, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
  • Anti-MAG peripheral neuropathy
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
  • Copper deficiency

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