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===General===
===General===
*Thought to be autoimmune; often associated with/preceded by by viral illness.<ref name=pmid17438235>{{cite journal |author=Tenembaum S, Chitnis T, Ness J, Hahn JS |title=Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis |journal=Neurology |volume=68 |issue=16 Suppl 2 |pages=S23–36 |year=2007 |month=April |pmid=17438235 |doi=10.1212/01.wnl.0000259404.51352.7f |url=}}</ref>
*Thought to be autoimmune; often associated with/preceded by by viral illness.<ref name=pmid17438235>{{cite journal |author=Tenembaum S, Chitnis T, Ness J, Hahn JS |title=Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis |journal=Neurology |volume=68 |issue=16 Suppl 2 |pages=S23–36 |year=2007 |month=April |pmid=17438235 |doi=10.1212/01.wnl.0000259404.51352.7f |url=}}</ref>
*May mimic multiple sclerosis.
*May mimic [[multiple sclerosis]].
*Abbreviated "ADEM".
*Abbreviated "ADEM".


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*Lipid-laden macrophages.
*Lipid-laden macrophages.


DDx
DDx:
*Multiple sclerosis.
*[[Multiple sclerosis]].
**Age of lesions differs.
**Age of lesions differs.
*Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis (ANHE).
*Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis (ANHE).
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