Idiopathic acute transverse myelitis: outcome and conversion to multiple sclerosis in a large series [PDF]
, 2016 Background: in 2002, the Transverse Myelitis Consortium Working Group (TMCWG) proposed the diagnostic criteria for idiopathic acute transverse myelitis (IATM) to delimit and unify this group of patients.
Alentorn Palau, Agustí +5 more
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A Case Report of Acute Transverse Myelitis Following Novel Coronavirus Infection [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, emergency providers are not only seeing an increasing number of patients with COVID-19 infections, but also associated complications and sequelae of this viral illness.Case Report: We
Bilello, Leslie A., Sarma, Deesha
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Hospital discharges-based search of acute flaccid paralysis cases 2007-2016 in Italy and comparison with the National Surveillance System for monitoring the risk of polio reintroduction [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance has been adopted globally as a key strategy for monitoring the progress of the polio eradication initiative.
Affanni P. +35 more
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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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Predictive Value of Serum Antibodies and Point Mutations of AQP4, AQP1 and MOG in A Cohort of Spanish Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders [PDF]
, 2019 The detection of IgG aquaporin-4 antibodies in the serum of patients with Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) has dramatically improved the diagnosis of this disease and its distinction from multiple sclerosis.
Abril-Jaramillo, Javier +14 more
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Rare case of acute transverse myelitis associated with Lyme neuroborreliosis
IDCases, 2022 Acute transverse myelitis is a neurological disorder that leads to acute spinal cord injury due to inflammation caused by autoimmune disorders or by parainfectious etiologies.
Mujtaba Chohan, Dhara Rana, Nagwa Hafez
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Therapeutic decision making in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system in children. [PDF]
, 2016 Autoimmune and inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Through the recognition of syndromes using diagnostic biomarkers, the clinician is now able to use immune suppressive therapies to ...
Dale, Rc, Lim, M., Nosadini, M
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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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Clinical Study on a Case of Transverse Myelitis
Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2008 Objectives : This report intended to estimate effect taken by using Oriental medical method on the patient with Tranverse Myelitis. Methods : From 28th April, 2006 to 19th June, 2006.
Kim Jeong-eun +7 more
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated transverse myelitis presenting as asymmetric flaccid paralysis
Clinics and Practice, 2019 Acute transverse myelitis is a rare spinal cord inflammatory disorder that manifests as sudden onset of motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunctions.
Shafee Salloum +2 more
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