Diseases

Transverse Myelitis

Inflammation of a transverse portion of the spinal cord characterized by acute or subacute segmental demyelination or necrosis. The condition may occur sporadically, follow an infection or vaccination, or present as a paraneoplastic syndrome (see also ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED). Clinical manifestations include motor weakness, sensory loss, and incontinence. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1242-6)

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Inflammation of a transverse portion of the spinal cord characterized by acute or subacute segmental demyelination or necrosis. The condition may occur sporadically, follow an infection or vaccination, or present as a paraneoplastic syndrome (see also ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED). Clinical manifestations include motor weakness, sensory loss, and incontinence. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1242-6)

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20 entry terms
  • Myelitis, Transverse
  • Transverse Myelopathy Syndrome
  • Transverse Myelopathy Syndromes
  • Demyelinative Myelitis
  • Myelitis, Acute Transverse
  • Myelitis, Necrotizing
  • Myelitis, Paraneoplastic
  • Myelitis, Postinfectious
  • Myelitis, Postvaccinal
  • Myelitis, Subacute Transverse
  • Postinfectious Myelitis
  • Acute Transverse Myelitis
  • Myelitides, Subacute Transverse
  • Myelitis, Demyelinative
  • Necrotizing Myelitis
  • Paraneoplastic Myelitis
  • Postvaccinal Myelitis
  • Subacute Transverse Myelitis
  • Transverse Myelitis, Acute
  • Transverse Myelitis, Subacute

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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post-vaccinal or postinfectious inflammation of the spinal cord only goes here, in central nervous system or brain see X refs at ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED

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History Note

1991(1971); see MYELITIS 1971-1990

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Previous Indexing

  • Demyelinating Diseases (1966-1970)
  • Myelitis (1966-1970)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Transverse Myelitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009188. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009188
  2. Transverse Myelitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_myelitis
  3. Transverse Myelitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202217