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Demyelination

Demyelination: Introduction

Demyelination: is a destructive process of removal of myelin. See detailed information below for a list of 24 causes of Demyelination, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Demyelination:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Demyelination. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Alzheimer's disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Age related
• Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy - CIDP
• Organophosphates
• Guillain Barre syndrome
• Optic neuritis
• Leukodystrophy
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
• more causes...»

See full list of 24 causes of Demyelination

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Common Causes of Demyelination

• Alzheimer's disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Age related
• more common causes...»

Demyelination: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Demyelination, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Demyelination and Head symptoms (15 causes)
• Demyelination and Muscle symptoms (15 causes)
• Demyelination and Musculoskeletal symptoms (15 causes)
• Demyelination and Nerve symptoms (15 causes)
• Demyelination and Movement symptoms (14 causes)
• Demyelination and Face symptoms (13 causes)
• Demyelination and Coordination problems (12 causes)
• Demyelination and Muscle weakness (11 causes)
• Demyelination and Sensations (10 causes)
• Demyelination and Weakness (10 causes)
• Demyelination and Brain symptoms (9 causes)
• Demyelination and Pain (9 causes)
• Demyelination and Arm symptoms (8 causes)
• Demyelination and Balance symptoms (8 causes)
• Demyelination and Limb symptoms (8 causes)
• Demyelination and Eye symptoms (8 causes)
• Demyelination and Skin symptoms (8 causes)
• Demyelination and Sensory symptoms (8 causes)
• Demyelination and Ataxia (7 causes)
• more...»

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Demyelination Treatments

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Demyelination: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Demyelination may include these symptoms:

• Head symptoms
• Muscle symptoms
• Musculoskeletal symptoms
• Nerve symptoms
• Movement symptoms
• Face symptoms
• Coordination problems
• Muscle weakness
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Neurological symptoms (9575 causes)
• Brain symptoms (2787 causes)
• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Demyelination

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Demyelination:

• Abetalipoproteinaemia
• Alexander disease
• Aspartylglucosaminuria
• Central pontine myelinosis
• Diffuse sclerosis of Schilder
• Familial Danish dementia
• Hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy type 3
• Levamisole
• Multifocal motor neuropathy
• more symptoms...»

Demyelination: Deaths

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Causes of Demyelination listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Demyelination as a symptom include:

• Abetalipoproteinaemia
• Alexander disease
• Aspartylglucosaminuria
• Central pontine myelinosis
• Diffuse sclerosis of Schilder
• Familial Danish dementia
• Hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy type 3
• Levamisole
• Multifocal motor neuropathy
• Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
• Polyradiculoneuropathy, chronic inflammatory
• Refsum's disease
• Salla disease
• more causes...»

See full list of 24 causes of Demyelination
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Demyelination:

Diseases characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin in the central or peripheral nervous system.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Demyelination

The list below shows some of the causes of Demyelination mentioned in various sources:

• Abetalipoproteinaemia
• Age related
• Alexander disease
• Alzheimer's disease
• Aspartylglucosaminuria
• Central pontine myelinosis
• more causes...»

See full list of 24 causes of Demyelination

How Common are these Causes of Demyelination?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Demyelination. Of the 24 causes of Demyelination that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 2 causes are "rare" diseases
• 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 21 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 24 causes of Demyelination

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Demyelination:

The following list of conditions have 'Demyelination' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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What are the alternative names for Demyelination:

Demyelinating disorders, Dysmyelination
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Classifications of Demyelination:

Medical Conditions associated with Demyelination:

Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)

Symptoms related to Demyelination:

Abetalipoproteinaemia, Alexander disease, Aspartylglucosaminuria, Central pontine myelinosis, Diffuse sclerosis of Schilder, Familial Danish dementia, Hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy type 3, Levamisole, Multifocal motor neuropathy

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