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Transverse myelitis
It is an inflammatory condition involving the entire breadth of the spinal cord. It is associated with demyelination and loss of neurological function related to the level of the inflammation.
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Anyone survive with transverse myelitis?
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What can be done for transverse myelitis?
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What is prognosis for transverse myelitis?
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Applicative transverse myelitis, what to do?
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What do you recommend for transverse myelitis?
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Can you tell me how is transverse myelitis treated?
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What is the definition or description of: transverse myelitis?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Going on 12 years with transverse myelitis full recovery am i going to survive? Death scares me
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Is back pain caused by transverse myelitis?
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Can transverse myelitis cause scabs on head?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Transverse myelitis diagnosis after rear end car accident?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I have been diagnosed with transverse myelitis 14 months ago, but my MRI was clear ? Why ?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Can an intradural tumor at L4 cause episodes of transverse myelitis?
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A 48-year old asked:
Please help! what is the difference between transverse myelitis and multiple sclerosis?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I have been diagnosed with transverse myelitis 10 months after rear end car accident, is there any medical documentation to confirm trauma link?Thankyu
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A 26-year old female asked:
Will the medicine Rituximab have any affect on my fertility in the future? Ive taken it once before for transverse myelitis the dr says it needs to be taken every 6 months?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What are the symptoms of transverse myelitis? I've had s negative brain MRI and cervical/spinal ct .
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A 29-year old asked:
What pain medication most effectively treats transverse myelitis? Are neurontin, (gabapentin) morph, perco, dilauded effective in treating transverse myelitis?
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A 46-year old asked:
Trigeminal neuralgia and transverse myelitis. Is this viral?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I have transverse myelitis, I have been doing physio for 14 months, but when i walk my right knee just collapses forward as soon as i weight-bare why?
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A female asked:
A few ago I was struck with transverse myelitis from T2 down. As a result, my bladder is still partially paralyzed. I have to pee 5/6 x a night. Help?
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A 50-year old male asked:
I had transverse myelitis 6 years ago i still have problems with my hands one foot and balance . My neck has a dull pain will this ever go away ?
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A 29-year old female asked:
2 years ago i was diagnosis with transverse myelitis. Again i had another lesion on my spine close to the first one past and present brain MRI was clear should I be doing a spinal tap. Could it still be ms?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Transverse myelitis at 18 months. Paralyzed for 4 months. Developed a limp that I did not have before. I walk as if my stomach goes one way and my buttocks goes the other way. Can the way I walk be corrected? I have leg and hip pain now.
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A 29-year old male asked:
Went for my Tetanus booster at 10 years. Was given Dtap instead of Tdap for my booster. 4 weeks later developed transverse myelitis symptoms. Idiopathic as of right now. But, could it have been the vaccine? Is it ok that I was given Dtap instead?
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A 59-year old female asked:
Where can I get a more holistic approach to severe pain in lower leg and foot? I had an episode of transverse myelitis in late 2005 which affected my lower extremities from waist down.After treatment & rehab, i regained use of my legs but continued to exp
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I've had transverse myelitis for 3 years pos ANA 3 years ago now new labs ANA ifa 160 evelevated CRP anti DNA neg red painful swollen joints in hands and feet
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What is acute disseminated encephalo myelitis?
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What is the definition or description of: myelitis?
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