Preferred Label : Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of the central nervous system;
ICD-11 definition : Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is an inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the spinal
cord that can be either idiopathic (IATM; see this term) or secondary to a known cause
(SATM; see this term). The clinical manifestations common to both forms include motor
involvement (limb weakness, stiffness and muscle spasms with impaired respiratory
function in cases with involvement of the upper spinal cord), sensory manifestations
(back pain, paresthesia, numbness and neuropathic pain) and autonomic findings (sexual
dysfunction, urinary urge/retention, bowel urge/retention and autonomic dysreflexia).;
ICD-11 inclusion : acute transverse myelitis NOS; acute transverse myelopathy;
Origin ID : 1141415034;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is an inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the spinal
cord that can be either idiopathic (IATM; see this term) or secondary to a known cause
(SATM; see this term). The clinical manifestations common to both forms include motor
involvement (limb weakness, stiffness and muscle spasms with impaired respiratory
function in cases with involvement of the upper spinal cord), sensory manifestations
(back pain, paresthesia, numbness and neuropathic pain) and autonomic findings (sexual
dysfunction, urinary urge/retention, bowel urge/retention and autonomic dysreflexia).
