me·nin·go·en·ceph·a·lo·my·e·li·tis (m -n ng g - n-sf-l-m -l ts)n. Inflammation of the brain, the spinal cord, and their membranes. |
meningoencephalomyelitis
[mining′gō·ensef′əlōmī′əlī′ tis]
a combined inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.
meningoencephalomyelitis
inflammation of the meninges, brain and spinal cord.
granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis
an acute, progressive disease of dogs characterized by diffuse or focal perivascular accumulations of histiocytes, lymphocytes and plasma cells in the meninges, brain and spinal cord. The distribution and severity of lesions and, accordingly, clinical signs are extremely variable, e.g. optic nerve involvement may cause blindness. The cause is unknown, but viral infection and immunological mechanisms have been suspected. Called also inflammatory reticulosis.
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