encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy

English

Etymology

From encephalo- +‎ myelo- +‎ radiculo- +‎ neuro- +‎ -pathy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪələɹəˌdɪkjʊlənjʊˈɹɒpəθi/

Noun

encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A disease that affects the brain, spinal nerves, and peripheral nervous system.
   • 1988, Excerpta Medica: Section 7: Pediatrics and pediatric surgery: Volume 61:

     We present two children with seizures and other signs of cerebral involvement at the outset of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, consistent with a diagnosis of encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy.

   • 1993, Peter James, Peripheral neuropathy: Volume 2:

     The presumed cause of encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy of this type is an abnormal immune response triggered by an antecedent infection […]

   • 2011, Dorothée Chabas, Emmanuelle L. Waubant, Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Childhood, page 215:

     The authors advocate for combined therapy in cases of severe encephalomyelitis characterized by encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy.