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| | Transverse Myelitis: Symptoms, Causes and Diagnosis |
 | | "Acute transverse myelitis: incidence and etiological considerations." Neurology, 1981; 31:966. | | | The term myelitis is a nonspecific term for inflammation of the spinal cord; transverse refers to involvement across one level of the spinal cord. | | | Just what percentage of patients with a first attack of acute transverse myelitis will go on to develop MS is unclear in the medical literature, ranging from 15 to 80%; however, the majority of studies show a low risk. |
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| | MYELITIS - LoveToKnow Article on MYELITIS |
| | The treatment for myelitis in its acute stage is similar to that for spinal meningitis. | | | Good is sometimes derived from massage and the use of baths and douches to the spine. | | | In the acute variety the nerve elements in the affected part become disintegrated and softened, but repair may take place; in the chronic form the change is slower, and the diseased area tends to become denser (sclerosed), the nerve-substance being replaced by connective tissue. |
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| | Myelitis |
| | Myelitis is a disorder of the spine marked by inflammation of the spinal cord. | | | Myelitis is characterized by inflammation of segments of the spinal cord which can cause local back pain, usually followed by gradual spinal cord dysfunction. | | | Myelitis patients exhibit thick, rough, dry skin below the spinal lesion, and tendon reflexes may be lost. |
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| | Student Research Paper: Transverse Myelitis |
| | Myelitis in this respect refers to inflammation of the myelin of the spinal cord; transverse simply describes the position of the inflammation, that is, across the width of the spinal cord (Tabor 1999). | | | Transverse myelitis is a neurological disorder characterized by inflammation across both sides of one level, or segment, of the spinal cord. | | | Transverse Myelitis may also result from a spinal injury or, as in a recent case, subsequent to an epidural or spinal anesthetic given during childbirth. |
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| | Transverse myelitis -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
| | A major differentiation or distinction to be made is a similar condition due to compression of the spinal cord in the spinal canal, due to disease of the surrounding vertebral column. | | | Before doing this, routine x-rays are taken of the entire spine, mainly to detect signs of metastatic disease of the vertebrae, that would imply direct extension into the epidural space and compression of the spinal cord. | | | The lesions can be present anywhere in the spinal cord, though it is usually restricted to only a small portion. |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/t/tr/transverse_myelitis.htm
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| | Non-Compressive Myelopathies |
| | Acute transverse myelitis differs clinically from myelopathy of multiple sclerosis; the former is more symmetrical, rapidly evolved, frequently having ascending involvement of the spinal cord, and initially a condition of spinal shock is present for variable period of time. | | | The myelopathy usually presents as subacute transverse myelitis because of intense inflammation and granulomatous response against ova of parasites in the parenchyma of the spinal cord. | | | This myelopathy is characterized by vacuolar degeneration of the posterior and lateral columns, clinically resembling subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord. |
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| | Transverse Myelitis aHealthyAdvantage |
| | Transverse myelitis (TM) is an uncommon neurological syndrome caused by inflammation (a protective response which includes swelling, pain, heat, and redness) of the spinal cord, characterized by weakness, back pain, and bowel and bladder problems. | | | An x-ray examination of the brain and spinal cord with the aid of a contrast dye, to look for tumors or spinal cord injury. | | | "Transverse Myelitis: Comparison with Spinal Cord Presentations of Multiple Sclerosis." Neurology 50, no. 2 (Feb. 1998): 429-433. |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL--SECOND HOME EDITION, Acute Transverse Myelitis in Ch. 93, Spinal Cord Disorders |
| | Commonly, a beltlike tightness is felt around the chest or stomach at the level affected by the myelitis. | | | Acute transverse myelitis is a localized inflammation of the spinal cord that blocks transmission of nerve impulses up and down the spinal cord. | | | intravenously are at increased risk of developing acute transverse myelitis. |
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| | Baylor Neurology Case of the Month |
| | Particularly important to our understanding of this case, the spinal cord is typically affected at the level of the zoster eruption, but VZV myelitis may affect the cord diffusely rather than being limited to the site corresponding to the skin eruption. | | | This patient's initial presentation, as outlined by Dr. Eberle, illustrates several characteristic features of myelopathies affecting the high cervical cord, and also of the spinal cord hemisection syndrome described by Brown-Sequard. | | | Cytologic assays of CSF, and limited screening studies of the body, did not show evidence of malignancy. |
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| | Show HD Leaflets |
| | Transverse myelitis may be caused by viral infections, spinal cord injuries, immune reactions, or insufficient blood flow through the blood vessels in the spinal cord. | | | Symptoms may include low back pain, spinal cord dysfunction, muscle spasms, a general feeling of discomfort, headache, loss of appetite, and numbness or tingling in the legs. | | | Although recovery usually begins between 2 and 12 weeks after onset and may continue for up to 2 years, most individuals are left with considerable disability. |
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http://www.healthtouch.com/bin/EContent_HT/showAllLfts.asp?lftname=NINDS277&cid=HT
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| | Transverse Myelitis |
| | Transverse myelitis is a neurological disorder of the spine caused by inflammation across the spinal cord. | | | It is sometimes associated with the term myelopathy, which refers to any disorder of the spinal cord. | | | There is considerable variability in the degree of recovery achieved. |
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| | Transverse Myelitis related information 180medical.com |
| | Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is an inflammatory process affecting a restricted area of the spinal cord. | | | In 1922 and 1923, physicians in England and Holland became aware of a rare complication of smallpox vaccination: inflammation of the spinal cord and brain [3]. | | | As specific cases may vary from the general information presented here, 180 Medical advises readers to consult a qualified medical or other professional on an individual basis. |
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| | Transverse myelitis - MayoClinic.com |
| | Autoimmune diseases, such as lupus or Devic disease, a condition that affects the optic nerves and spinal cord. | | | This results in scarring, which interrupts communications between the nerves in the spinal cord and the rest of the body. | | | When MS does involve the spinal cord, it's more likely to affect only one side of the body and cause only partial paralysis and sensory loss. |
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/transverse-myelitis/AN00136
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| | SCI Illinois Article - Jim Lubin, An Interview by Sue Kopka |
| | Myelitis, like other spinal cord injuries, is not predictable in its | | | Disseminated Myelitis results from more than one spinal cord injury. | | | paralysis (from the site of the myelitis down the spinal cord), and other |
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| | Partial Transverse Myelitis |
| | However, I suppose that they could be alittle slower in onset, but this would not be the norm. | | | But we see it commonly (I think if I remember correctly, it is somewhere around 20-30% of MS patients are spinal cord. | | | The C- Spine MRI, however, revealed what the neuro characterized as a "Partial transverse Myelitis". |
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| | My Transverse Myelitis (TM) |
| | Topics: transverse myelitis, spinal injury, back pain, paralysis, paraplegia, paresthesia, health and wellness | | | Topics: transverse myelitis, spinal injury, back pain, paralysis, paraplegia, paresthesia, health and wellness, bowel program | | | Fredericksburg, Va. -- For the second time, a jury has said that a Spotsylvania County [Virginia] man should be compensated for his doctor's failure to diagnose and treat a severe spinal condition. |
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| | Transverse Myelitis Association |
| | The Transverse Myelitis Association facilitates support and networking opportunities amongst families; provides educational information; functions as a clearinghouse for articles and research literature; and investigates, advocates for and supports research and innovative treatment efforts. | | | We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation | | | The membership of The Transverse Myelitis Association includes persons with all of these disorders, their family members and caregivers and the medical professionals who treat people with these disorders. |
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| | SPINALCORD: transverse myelitis |
| | The Transverse Myelitis Association (TMA) provides support to families affected by Transverse Myelitis, an acute spinal cord inflammation involving both sides of the spinal cord. | | | A review of the spinal disorder, transverse myelitis. | | | Transverse Myelitis Information and other resources from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. |
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http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=21517
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| | Myelitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Untreated myelitis may rapidly lead to a permanently damaged spinal cord. | | | Myelitis is a human disease involving swelling of the spinal cord, which disrupts central nervous system functions linking the brain and limbs. | | | Symptoms include tingling, pain or loss of feeling, and may extend to weakness of the limbs and loss of bladder control. |
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| | Pet Columns: Equine Protozoal Myelitis: A Complex and Evasive Disease |
| | When this organism infects horses, however, it migrates to the brain, brainstem, and spinal cord, causing a variety of neurological problems. | | | Your comments about the site are welcome, but we cannot dispense medical advice via the Internet. | | | Equine Protozoal Myelitis: A Complex and Evasive Disease |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 14, Ch. 182, Spinal Cord Disorders |
| | Local back pain, headache, and stiff neck may be present. | | | Associated conditions, such as vasculitis, should be treated. | | | Corticosteroids have no proven benefit, except in myelitis secondary to multiple sclerosis, in which ACTH or corticosteroids may lead to regression of symptoms. |
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| | Transverse myelitis & vaccines |
| | In the acute stage the appearance was an isolated myelitis of the conus medullaris with contrast enhancement. | | | We report a patient who developed a transverse myelitis with Brown-Sequard syndrome following a prophylactic influenza vaccination, despite being chronically immunosuppressed for a steroid-responsive optic neuropathy. | | | Although influenza vaccination is recommended in patients receiving chronic immunosuppression, its use may on occasion be associated with neurological complications previously reported in immunocompetent individuals. |
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| | Herpes zoster cervical myelitis in an immunocompetent subject. Mehndiratta MM, Bansal J, Gupta M, Puri V Neurol India |
| | Herpes zoster cervical myelitis in an immunocompetent subject. | | | There was no history of development of any other opportunistic illness during last 5 years follow up. | | | Although HZ is characteristically benign, however, neurological complications are common and may range from transient pain and paraesthesias associated with the acute rash to post-herpetic neuralgia, segmental sensory loss or motor paresis, encephalitis, myelitis or cerebrovascular manifestations. |
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http://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2000;volume=48;issue=2;spage=189;epage=90;aulast=Mehndiratta
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| | Transverse Myelitis |
| | All medical information needs to be carefully reviewed with your health care provider. | | | DISCLAIMER: NOAH is an information guide only and cannot answer personal health-related or research questions. | | | Transverse Myelitis: Symptoms, Causes and Diagnosis Transverse Myelitis Association |
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http://www.noah-health.org/en/bns/disorders/sp_disorder/specific/myelitis.html
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| | Introduction: Transverse myelitis - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Transverse myelitis: Inflammation of an area across the spinal cord affecting myelin | | | Treatments for Transverse myelitis: Various information is available about treatments available for Transverse myelitis, or research treatments for other diseases. | | | Researching symptoms of Transverse myelitis: Further information about the symptoms of Transverse myelitis is available including a list of symptoms of Transverse myelitis, other diseases that might have similar symptoms in differential diagnosis of Transverse myelitis, or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center. |
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http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/t/transverse_myelitis/intro.htm
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| | Acute Schistosomiasis with Transverse Myelitis in American Students Returning from Kenya |
| | In contrast to schistosomal transverse myelitis, other causes of transverse myelitis commonly affect the mid-thoracic cord (4). | | | Because of the potential benefit of the recommended therapy, presumptive treatment of patients with diagnoses of transverse myelitis and histories of water exposure in endemic areas should be initiated while awaiting results of parasitologic or serologic tests. | | | On May 9, after a stool examination showed many ova of S. mansoni, she was diagnosed as having schistosomal transverse myelitis and treated with oxamniquine. |
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| | healthfinder® — Transverse Myelitis Association - TMA |
| | Established in 1994, this not-for-profit self-help organization is dedicated to providing mutual support to families affected by Transverse Myelitis, an acute spinal cord inflammation involving both sides of the spinal cord. | | | The Association engages in patient and professional education, and offers a variety of reports and brochures on Transverse Myelitis. | | | All of the Association publications may be found on our Web site. |
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| | Transverse Myelitis by Colleen Curran |
| | I hope my story can provide some hope for other people who are battling spinal cord traumas and injuries. | | | I was treated with a variety of corticosteroids, anti-viral medication and chemotherapy, and after about three weeks I began to recover. | | | I am a 28-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord that, in my case, caused paraplegia and loss of vision. |
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| | Disclaimer & Copyright Information |
| | The Transverse Myelitis Association is a registered not-for-profit organization dedicated to support, education and research for a cure to the neurological condition of Transverse Myelitis. | | | The Transverse Myelitis Association is recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service as an 501(c)(3) organization. | | | If you are interested in making a contribution to the Transverse Myelitis Association, please make your check payable to the Transverse Myelitis Association and mail it to: |
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| | Risk factors for Equine Protozoal Myelitis (EPM) - PetPlace.com |
| | It can affect the brain, brainstem, spinal cord or any combination of these three areas of the central nervous system. | | | Equine Protozoal Myelitis (Sarcocystis neurona infection) is a debilitating neurological disease of horses. | | | Risk factors for Equine Protozoal Myelitis (EPM) - PetPlace.com |
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| | Myelitis - Patient UK |
| | For sites and information on Evidence Based Medicine. | | | They have not been checked to see if Myelitis is included but these large sites are comprehensive. | | | The following list popular non-UK health information sites, mainly from the US. |
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| | IL-6 linked to transverse myelitis and multiple sclerosis |
| | The findings offer one possible mechanism responsible for demyelinating disorders, such as transverse myelitis and multiple sclerosis, and may aid in the development of effective therapies against these disorders, the researchers say. | | | Although the majority of transverse myelitis patients suffer a single attack, 15 percent to 30 percent of patients go on to develop full-blown multiple sclerosis. | | | Under the microscope, tissue from IL-6-infused rats showed demyelination and injury of axons, pathology that was nearly identical to that seen in human patients with transverse myelitis. |
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| | Myelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in two patients with AIDS: successful treatment with acyclovir. |
| | There have been no reports in the literature of successful treatment of VZV myelitis with antiviral medications. | | | Myelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in two patients with AIDS: successful treatment with acyclovir. | | | We conclude that (1) VZV should be considered a curable cause of myelitis in patients with AIDS, (2) PCR assay of CSF will assist in early diagnosis, and (3) early treatment with acyclovir should aid in recovery. |
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| | eMedicine - Multiple Sclerosis : Article by Marjorie Lazoff, MD |
| | Dexamethasone is used in the treatment of acute transverse myelitis and acute disseminated encephalitis. | | | For patients with acute transverse myelitis, this is indicated to rule out a compressing lesion. | | | The diagnosis of MS is based on a classic presentation (ie, optic neuritis, transverse myelitis, internuclear ophthalmoplegia, paresthesias) and on the identification of other neurologic abnormalities, which may be indicated by the patient history and exam. |
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| | Causes of Myelitis - CureResearch.com |
| | Underlying condition causes of Myelitis: The list of possible underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Myelitis) mentioned in various sources as possible causes of Myelitis includes: | | | Use of this site is subject to our TERMS OF USE. | | | Related information for causes of Myelitis: Further relevant information on causes of Myelitis may be found in the risk factors for Myelitis and underlying causes of Myelitis. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Atypical pneumonia |
| | Mycoplasma pneumonia often affects younger people and may be associated with symptoms outside of the lungs (such as anemia and rashes), and neurological syndromes (such as meningitis, myelitis, and encephalitis). | | | Atypical pneumonia due to Mycoplasma and Chlamydophila usually cause milder forms of pneumonia and are characterized by a more drawn out course of symptoms unlike other forms of pneumonia which can come on more quickly with more severe early symptoms. | | | Severe forms of Mycoplasma pneumonia have been described in all age groups. |
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| | Institute for Vaccine Safety - Hepatitis B Vaccine and Transverse Myelitis |
| | Although some vaccines can rarely cause neurologic problems, concerns about vaccines causing several other neurologic diseases have been looked for and were not proven. | | | "I see a large number of people with transverse myelitis and an association with any vaccine has not been established. | | | In the Novemer 29, 1999 issue of People magazine a child with transverse myelitis of unknown etiology was featured. |
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| | The DRM WebWatcher: Transverse Myelitis |
| | This organization was created "to generate awareness of Transverse Myelitis and promote communication nationally among hospitals and researchers who are trying to understand the condition." Its website is primarily devoted to Cody's story and fundraising activities. | | | For information about transverse myelitis (TM), a neurologic syndrome caused by inflammation of the spinal cord, check these sites. | | | The website of this unique center includes information about TM, including definitions, diseases, medical slides, etc., as well as information its services. |
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| | CIDP Support Group - CIDP |
| | Currently there are case reports that IVIg has even helped patients with C.M.T disease, lumbar and brachial neuritis, transverse Myelitis. | | | Patients who carry a diagnosis of Post Polio syndrome will benefit from IVIg as they usually have CIDP. |
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| | Search Results for myelitis - Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Myelitis, inflammation of the spinal cord, may be caused by viral or bacterial infections such as mononucleosis, mumps, measles, chicken pox, tuberculosis, and herpes zoster. | | | Expand your search on myelitis with these databases: |
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| | Equine Protozoal Myelitis, a growing |
| | EPM is a neurological disease caused by a small single-celled protozoal parasite called Sarcocystis neurona. | | | At last month's annual conference of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, held in Baltimore, Maryland, I picked up current information on what has become one of most important and serious of diseases in horses, Equine Protozoal Myelitis or EPM. |
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| | World of MS - About MSIF - Myelitis |
| | In transverse myelitis, the inflammation spreads across the tissue of the spinal cord, resulting in a loss of its normal function to transmit nerve impulses up and down, as though the spinal cord had been severed. | | | World of MS - About MSIF - Myelitis |
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| | Myelitis articles, support groups, and resources |
| | Baby with acute Transverse Myelitis (Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum) | | | Symptoms related to my transverse myelitis or possible MS? | | | Eye pain after diagnosis of Partial Transverse Myelitis (Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum) |
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