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[Demyelinating encephalomyelitis in child native to Uzbekistan]. 1985

B A Alaev, and A M Aslanov

Demyelinizing encephalomyelitis is described in a 7-year-old Uzbek girl. The clinical picture and a wave-like course of the disease were similar to the corresponding findings observed in children with multiple sclerosis who live in the European part of the USSR although both the patient and her parents are indigenous inhabitants of Uzbekistan and have never travelled beyond the borders of the republic.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009103	Multiple Sclerosis	An autoimmune disorder mainly affecting young adults and characterized by destruction of myelin in the central nervous system. Pathologic findings include multiple sharply demarcated areas of demyelination throughout the white matter of the central nervous system. Clinical manifestations include visual loss, extra-ocular movement disorders, paresthesias, loss of sensation, weakness, dysarthria, spasticity, ataxia, and bladder dysfunction. The usual pattern is one of recurrent attacks followed by partial recovery (see MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING), but acute fulminating and chronic progressive forms (see MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE) also occur. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p903)	MS (Multiple Sclerosis),Multiple Sclerosis, Acute Fulminating,Sclerosis, Disseminated,Disseminated Sclerosis,Sclerosis, Multiple
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014610	Uzbekistan	A country in Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan. The capital is Tashkent.	Uzbek S.S.R.,Republic of Uzbekistan,Uzbek SSR