Leukomyelitis
Leukomyelitis, also known as acute spasmodic paraplegia, is a disorder of the central nervous system.[1][2][3] It affects only the "white matter" of the spinal cord.[3]
Leukomyelitis has been observed in animals such as rats,[4] sheep[5] and goats,[6] as well as humans.
References
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- ^ Kwiecien, Jacek M.; Jarosz, Bozena; Urdzikova, Lucia Machova; Rola, Radoslaw; Dabrowski, Wojciech (2015). "Original article Subdural infusion of dexamethasone inhibits leukomyelitis after acute spinal cord injury in a rat model". Folia Neuropathologica. 1 (1): 41–51. doi:10.5114/fn.2015.49973. PMID 25909874.
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