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transverse myelitis - inflammation and swelling along the spinal cord with motor or sensory nerve dysfunction.
Transverse Myelitis is a condition where the coating of the nerve fibres (called myelin) gets stipped away, meaning that signals cannot pass as easily down them.
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transverse myelitis (inflammation along the spinal cord)
Reye syndrome - a serious condition; a group of symptoms that may affect all major systems or organs.
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Definition Transverse myelitis is an inflammation of the full width of the spinal cord that disrupts communication to the muscles, resulting in pain , weakness, and muscle paralysis.
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Examples include optic neuritis, acute disseminated encephalitis and acute transverse myelitis. When these condition present, health professionals need to investigate further in order to exclude multiples sclerosis as a diagnosis ...
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A localized transverse myelitis will interrupt the motor and sensory paths which connect the brain with the spinal grey matter below the lesion, and when the destruction is complete, ...
Each year, Mayo Clinic doctors diagnose and treat more than 2,500 adults and children who have MS and other central nervous system disorders including optic neuritis, transverse myelitis, ...
In most cases, however, the interval between optic neuritis and transverse myelitis is significantly longer, sometimes as long as several years. After the initial attack, neuromyelitis optica follows an unpredictable course.
spinal cord - this is called transverse myelitis (TM)
optic nerve - this is called optic neuritis (ON)
NMO can also affect parts of the brain.
How common is NMO?
Myelitis: Poliomyelitis Â- Demyelinating disease (Transverse myelitis) Â- Tropical spastic paraparesis Â- Epidural abscess
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Many autoimmune diseases can cause damage as well as transverse myelitis, optic neuritis, fibromyalgia and a variety of other diseases and disorders. The most commonly reported type of demyelinating disease is multiple sclerosis.
encephalitis (inflammation of the brain)
cerebellar ataxia (defective muscular coordination)
transverse myelitis (inflammation along the spinal cord)
Reye syndrome (a serious condition which may affect all major systems or organs)
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Neurologic complications may occur, although rarely. These might include seizures, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Bell palsy, transverse myelitis, encephalitis, meningitis, and cranial nerve palsies. Corticosteroids may be used to treat these complications.
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Personal or family history of multiple sclerosis or other autoimmune disorders-Autoimmune diseases, in general, are more common in women of child-bearing age.
Previous history of optic neuritis
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Infections should be treated with appropriate antibiotics. In the case of transverse myelitis, antibacterial and antiviral agents, along with steroids, may be indicated. Surgery to relieve pressure from a mass lesion may be indicated.
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