Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis ( postinfectious encephalomyelitis parainfectious or ) is one of the rare type of inflammation that causes demyelination of the nerves in the brain and spinal cord . It usually occurs after a viral infection ( such as measles , chicken pox , or rubella ) or vaccination . It is thought to be an immune reaction triggered the wrong way pleh virus . Normally , inflammation occurs 5 to 10 days after illness due to the virus started . It can be treated with corticosteroids given intravenously . Guillain- Barre syndrome appear to be similar disturbances in peripheral nerves .
Adrenoleukodystrophy and adrenomyelpneuropathy is a rare hereditary metabolic disorders . Adrenoleukodystrophy affects young boys , usually at the age of 7 years . Form of slower progression of the disorder can begin at age 20th . Adrenomyeloneuropathy affects adolescent males . In this disorder , the dissemination of demyelination accompanied by dysfunction of the adrenal gland . Soon , mental deterioration , seizures , and blindness occurs . There is no cure for all known disorders . Dietary supplement with glycerol trioleate and glycerol trierucate ( known as lazarus oil ) does not show the slow progress of the disease . Cartilage transplantation is an experimental treatment .
Leber 's hereditary optic neuropathy causing demyelination that causes partial blindness . The disorder is more common in men . Typically , symptoms begin in the late teens or early 20s . This Ganggun passed down through the mother , and the gene defect seen placed on the mitochondria , which are arranged in cells that generate energy for the cell .
Tropival spastic paraparesis ( HTLV - related myelopathy ) , a disorder that causes demyelination of the spinal cord , resulting from infection with the human T-cell lymphotropic virus . The disorder worsened after a few years , resulted in seizures gradually and weakness in the legs is equal to the frequency , strong desire to void , could not resist urinary , and bowel dysfunction . There is no treatment , but the use of corticosteroids has resulted in an increase , and plasmapheresis have resulted in progress while
