Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in China, Singapore and Japan: a comparison with the USA.

D L H KoelmanD C BenkeserY XuS X NeoK TanM KatsunoG SobueJ NatsumeS ChahinS S MarA VenkatesanTanuja ChitinisG M HogansonA K YeshokumarP BarrerasB MajmudarM CaroneF J Mateen

Published in: European journal of neurology (2016)

It is hypothesized that the high proportion of Asian patients with spinal cord lesions relates to genetic vulnerability or the higher incidence of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders in Asia or could be a spurious association. ADEM presentations most probably vary across geographical settings or ethnicities.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
liver failure
respiratory failure
climate change
risk factors
spinal cord injury
neuropathic pain
aortic dissection
gene expression
intensive care unit
dna methylation