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  Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare neurological disorder that affects children more than adults. However, it could affect any age group of the population but can affect anyone. It is characterised by a brief but widespread attack of fibreslammation in the brain and spinal cord that damages myelin, the protective covering of nerve fibres. Symptoms of ADEM rapidly begin with encephalitis symptoms such as fever, nausea, headache, fatigue and vomiting, and in the most serious cases, seizures and coma. ADEM typically causes white matter damage, resulting in neurological symptoms such as visual loss in one or both eyes, weakness, even paralysis, and difficulty coordinating voluntary muscle movements. ADEM is sometimes misdiagnosed as a severe first attack of multiple sclerosis (MS) because the symptoms and appearance of the white matter injury on brain imaging are similar. However, ADEM has several characteristics that set it apart from MS. The incidence of Acute...