Encephalomyelitis is inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Various types of encephalomyelitis include:

• Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis or postinfectious encephalomyelitis, a demyelinating disease of the brain and spinal cord, possibly triggered by viral infection.

• Encephalomyelitis disseminata, a synonym for multiple sclerosis.

• AntiMOG associated encephalomyelitis, one of the underlying conditions for the phenotype neuromyelitis optica and in general all the spectrum of MOG autoantibody-associated demyelinating diseases.

• Eastern equine encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, and Western equine encephalitis: a group of viral illnesses that can affect horses and humans; collectively termed Equine encephalitis.

• Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of brain inflammation.

• Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) – A kind of stiff person syndrome.

• AIDS-related encephalomyelitis, caused by opportunistic Human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) infection.

• Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, a disabling chronic illness

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