Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System

**Definition:** 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).

**Tree numbers:** - C10.114 - C20.111.258

**Synonyms:** - Autoimmune Diseases, Nervous System - Autoimmune Diseases, Neurologic - Autoimmune Disorders of the Nervous System - Autoimmune Disorders, Nervous System - Autoimmune Nervous System Diseases - Nervous System Autoimmune Diseases - Neurologic Autoimmune Diseases