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Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System Summary

16 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 0 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: Disorders caused by cellular or humoral immune responses primarily directed towards nervous system autoantigens. The immune response may be directed towards specific tissue components (e.g., myelin) and may be limited to the central nervous system (e.g., MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) or the peripheral nervous system (e.g., GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME).

Also Known As: Autoimmune Diseases, Nervous System; Autoimmune Diseases, Neurologic; Autoimmune Disorders of the Nervous System; Autoimmune Disorders, Nervous System; Autoimmune Nervous System Diseases Show All >>

Key Drugs and Agents for Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Liposomes (Liposome) : 1 outcome in 1 result : IBA
  2. Antigens : 2 results : IBA
  3. Chemokines : 1 result : IBA
  4. Cytokines : 1 result : IBA
  5. Cell Adhesion Molecules : 1 result : IBA
  6. Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (Tumor Necrosis Factor) : 1 result : IBA
  7. Levamisole (Decaris) : 1 result : FDA 1
  8. Immunoglobulins (Immunoglobulin) : 1 result : IBA
  9. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) : 1 result : IBA
  10. Complement System Proteins (Complement) : 1 result : IBA
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Diseases Related to Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System

  1. Atherosclerosis (Atheroma)
  2. Inborn Genetic Diseases (Disease, Hereditary)
  3. Stiff-Person Syndrome (Stiff Man Syndrome)
  4. Syndrome
  5. Polyneuropathies (Polyneuropathy)
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Key Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System

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  1. Bone Marrow Transplantation (Transplantation, Bone Marrow) : 1 result
  2. Plasmapheresis : 1 result

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