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Hemorrhagic Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis [PDF]

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2016
Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) may be associated with viral triggers, including both infections and vaccinations. We present a case of a healthy immunocompetent 33-year-old woman who developed a hemorrhagic LETM 2 weeks after ...
Chris Y. Wu, Tanawan Riangwiwat, Beau K. Nakamoto   +2 more
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Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis: A Sub-Saharan Conundrum [PDF]

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2020
Spinal cord schistosomiasis is a rare, underdiagnosed manifestation of schistosomiasis. We present the case of a 36-year-old male who presented to our institution with a one-week history of low back pain with rapidly progressive lower limb weakness, loss
Antonina Obayo, Sylvia Mbugua, Sayed K. Ali   +2 more
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Neurosyphilis manifesting as longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis [PDF]

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2023
Ayush Agarwal, Shiny Joy, Divyani Garg, Ajay Garg, Achal K Srivastava   +4 more
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Dengue-associated longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis. [PDF]

BMJ Case Rep
We diagnosed a patient with dengue fever who developed acute onset of sensorimotor quadriparesis with bladder involvement, and facial nerve involvement.
Kumar N, Mishra R, Bargali A, Bhavana RI.   +3 more
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Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis due to toxoplasma: An autopsy study

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2018
Toxoplasma is an obligate intracellular parasite that remains asymptomatic in humans but, at times, can cause devastating disease. Here, we describe an autopsy study of a young immunocompetent gentleman with no comorbidities whose presentation was acute ...
Yareeda Sireesha, Megha S Uppin, Komal Bohra, Rajesh Alugolu, Mathukumalli L Neeharika, Angamuthu Kanikannan   +5 more
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Clinical and Radiological Longitudinal 3-month Prospective Follow-up of Patients with Dengue-associated Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis

Journal of Applied Sciences and Clinical Practice
Dengue is a vector-borne tropical disease. It usually presents as dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, or dengue shock syndrome. Neurologic manifestations of dengue are rare but not uncommon.
Haramohan Sahoo, Gaurav Sharma, Ankit Patel, Manaswini Reddy Konkeesa, Bhupesh Goyal   +4 more
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Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
Background: Often encompassing three or more spinal segments, longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is a severe inflammatory disease of the spinal cord.
Sameena Majeed, Rifat Ullah, Muhammad Tahir , Majeed Ullah, Ayaz Ul Haq, Arif Hayat   +5 more
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Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis associated with scrub typhus: A case report

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Rationale: Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is a rare inflammatory demyelinating disease predominantly associated with autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.
Amit Kumar, Rajesh Chetiwal, Shweta Tanwar   +2 more
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Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis as presenting manifestation of lung adenocarcinoma

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2018
Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is an unusual manifestation of systemic malignancy. It has been mainly reported with lung cancers and lymphoproliferative malignancy.
Davinder Singh Rana, Anshu Rohatgi, Samir Patel, Nikhil Dave, Rajat Agarwal, Pooja Gupta   +5 more
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The differential diagnosis of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2011
Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis refers to florid and widespread inflammation of the spinal cord causing T2 hyperintensity on spinal magnetic resonance imaging that is seen to extend over three or more vertebral segments. Whilst rare, longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis is clinically important as it can lead to catastrophic ...
Kitley, J, Leite, M, George, J, Palace, J   +3 more
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