Preferred Label : myelitis, transverse;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : transverse myelitis; transverse myelopathy syndrome; transverse myelopathy syndromes;
MeSH hyponym : myelitis, postinfectious; myelitis, necrotizing; myelitis, paraneoplastic; demyelinative myelitis; myelitis, acute transverse; myelitis, subacute transverse; myelitis, postvaccinal; Acute Transverse Myelitis; Transverse Myelitis, Acute; Myelitides, Subacute Transverse; Subacute Transverse Myelitis; Transverse Myelitis, Subacute; Paraneoplastic Myelitis; Postinfectious Myelitis; Postvaccinal Myelitis; Myelitis, Demyelinative; Necrotizing Myelitis;
MeSH annotation : 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;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse myelitis;
Origin ID : D009188;
UMLS CUI : C0026976;
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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)
https://www.chu-lyon.fr/myelite-transverse
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