Concept information
Nervous System Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Preferred term
Myelitis, Transverse
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Transverse Myelitis
- Transverse Myelopathy Syndrome
- Transverse Myelopathy Syndromes
Note
- 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
Scope note
- 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)
History note
- 1991(1971); see MYELITIS 1971-1990
In other languages
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Finnish
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myelitis transversa
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poikittainen selkäydintulehdus
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transversaalinen myeliitti
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Swedish
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Nekrotiserande myelit
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Postinfektiös myelit
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009188
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