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Transverse myelitis in a 26-year-old male with tuberculosis

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Acute transverse myelitis is an inflammatory condition covering the entire cross section of the spinal cord, spreading on two or more vertebral segments, without evidence of a compressive lesion.
Edlira Harizi, MD, Kledisa Shemsi, MD, Erisa Kola, MD, Fjolla Hyseni, MD, Ina Kola, MD, Mohammad Abubaker Siddique, MD, Jafor Sadeque, MD, Arlind Decka, MD, Migena Dervishi, MD, Fareeha Nasir, MD, Livia Capi, MD, Ivan Ayala, MD, Ammy Shankar Ghosh, MD, Sanzida Sharmin Swarna, MD, Juna Musa, MD, MBBS, Ilir Ahmetgjekaj, MD, PhD   +15 more
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Acute transverse myelitis in COVID-19 infection

BMJ Case Reports, 2020
A 60-year-old man presented to hospital with bilateral lower limb weakness, urinary retention and constipation. He had been diagnosed with COVID-19 10 days prior.
C. C. Chow, J. Magnussen, Jerome Ip, Yuen Su   +3 more
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Zika virus infection in the returning traveller: what every neurologist should know [PDF]

, 2018
Zika virus has been associated with a wide range of neurological complications. Neurologists in areas without current active transmission of the virus may be confronted with Zika-associated neurological disease, as a large number of returning travellers ...
Brito Ferreira, Maria Lucia, Jacobs, Bart C., Lant, Suzannah, Leonhard, Sonja Emily, Solomon, Tom, Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Willison, Hugh   +6 more
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Clinical Approach to Pediatric Transverse Myelitis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Children, 2019
Pediatric transverse myelitis (TM) is an acquired, immune-mediated disorder that leads to injury of the spinal cord and often manifests as weakness, numbness, bowel dysfunction, and/or bladder dysfunction. Multiple etiologies for myelitis can result in a
Cynthia Wang, Benjamin Greenberg
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Acute transverse myelitis associated with SARS-CoV-2: A Case-Report

Brain, behavior, & immunity - health, 2020
Highlights • The third case of acute transverse myelitis due to SARS-CoV-2 reported in the world.• Possible inflammatory complications affecting the myelin in spinal cord.• We must be vigilant of the critical neurological illnesses associated with COVID ...
H. Valiuddin, Brandon Skwirsk, P. Paz-Arabo   +2 more
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Prognostic factors for relapse and outcome in pediatric acute transverse myelitis.

Brain & development (Tokyo. 1979), 2021
OBJECTIVE It may be difficult for clinicians to estimate the prognosis of pediatric acute transverse myelitis (ATM). The aim of this study was to define prognostic factors for relapsing disease and poor outcome in pediatric ATM.
J. Helfferich, A. Bruijstens, Y. Wong, E. V. Pelt, M. Boon, R. Neuteboom, D. Bakker, K. Braun, K. Dijk, M. Eikelenboom, M. Engelen, R. Brandsma, C. A. Haaxma, J. Niermeijer, E. H. Niks, E. Peeters, C. Peeters-Scholte, R. Portier, J. Andel, J. Samijn, H. Schippers, L. Sie, I. Snoeck, R. Vermeulen, A. Verrips, F. Visscher, M. Willemsen, C. Catsman-Berrevoets   +27 more
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Autoimmune neurological conditions associated with Zika virus infection [PDF]

, 2018
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging flavivirus rapidly spreading throughout the tropical Americas. mosquitoes is the principal way of transmission of the virus to humans. ZIKV can be spread by transplacental, perinatal, and body fluids.
Acosta-Ampudia, Yeny, Anaya, Juan-Manuel, Castillo-Medina, Luis F, Halstead, Susan, Monsalve, Diana M, Pacheco, Yovana, Ramírez-Santana, Carolina, Rodríguez, Yhojan, Willison, Hugh J.   +8 more
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae Associated Acute Transverse Myelitis: An Atypical Clinical Presentation in an Adolescent Child

Cureus, 2021
We report an atypical case of a 15-year-old pediatric patient diagnosed with Mycoplasma pneumoniae associated acute transverse myelitis (ATM). The patient had no prodromal or pulmonary symptoms that are commonly associated with mycoplasma infection. Yet,
Chong Bin He, M. Kahana
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Coincidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome presenting with Landry’s acute flaccid paralysis and transverse myelitis

Rheumatology, 2019
Transverse myelitis is one of the causes of acute transverse myelopathy; three main categories are described in the differential diagnosis of transverse myelitis: demyelination (multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica), infections (herpes zoster and ...
Desislava Kalinova, Rasho Rashkov
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) presenting as acute transverse myelitis with positive aquaporin 4 antibodies

BMJ Case Reports, 2021
An 80-year-old, previously healthy patient presents with acute transverse myelitis with sensory level at T8. The MRI scan of the spinal cord showed longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis, and she tested positive for aquaporin 4 antibodies in serum ...
K. Thornley, C. Canepa
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