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)
Also Known As:
Necrotizing Myelitis; Acute Transverse Myelitis; Myelitis, Transverse; Myelitis, Acute Transverse; Myelitis, Necrotizing; Myelitis, Paraneoplastic; Myelitis, Postinfectious; Myelitis, Postvaccinal; Myelitis, Subacute Transverse; Postinfectious Myelitis; Transverse Myelopathy Syndrome; Myelitides, Subacute Transverse; Myelitis, Demyelinative; Paraneoplastic Myelitis; Postvaccinal Myelitis; Subacute Transverse Myelitis; Transverse Myelitis, Acute; Transverse Myelitis, Subacute; Transverse Myelopathy Syndromes; Demyelinative Myelitis