transverse myelitis
Cord segment swelling
Transverse myelitis is inflammation of the spinal cord that spans its width, disrupting nerve signals below the affected area.
Symptoms include sudden back pain, weakness, numbness, and bladder or bowel dysfunction.
The condition may follow viral infections or occur with autoimmune disorders like multiple sclerosis.
She developed transverse myelitis after a respiratory infection and spent months in rehabilitation.
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
- spinal cord injuryDamage to backbone's neural tissue
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- numbnessLoss of sensation
weakness · autoimmune · lesion · MRI · neurologist · flare · tingling · loss of sensation · bladder · mobility · wheelchair · mobility aids · steroids · relapse · remission · lumbar puncture · rehabilitation · physical therapy
- spinal conditionsspinal cord injury, spinal fracture, spinal curvature, spinal stenosis, spinal deformity
- Neuroimmunologymultiple sclerosis, blood-brain barrier, relapsing-remitting, CNS, astrocytes
- Myelin Disordersmultiple sclerosis, Krabbe disease, Guillain-Barre, CIS
- myelitispoliomyelitis
- myelopathy
- Paralysisparalysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia, hemiplegia, tetraplegia
transverse myelitismultiple sclerosis
Autoimmune demyelinating neurological disease
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