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Cureus
March 2024
Neurology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, USA.
Transverse myelitis (TM) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord that infections, vaccines, and autoimmune processes can cause or may have no discernible cause. About half of the cases are caused by an infection, usually a viral respiratory infection, flu-like illness, or sometimes a gastrointestinal infection. Although coxsackieviruses and enteroviruses are known to cause TM, it is more commonly associated with respiratory symptoms or systemic signs than a rash.
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March 2024
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dengue virus is a flavivirus transmitted by the mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Dengue infection by all four serotypes (DEN 1 to 4) is endemic globally in regions with tropical and subtropical climates, with an estimated 100-400 million infections annually. Among those hospitalized, the mortality is about 1%.
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July 2023
Shiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Background: Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is a rare neurological disorder in adults characterized by localized inflammation of gray and white matter in one or more contiguous spinal cord segments in the absence of a compressive injury. Several reports have connected the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to the pathophysiology of ATM.
Summary: Direct invasion of the spinal cord, cytokine storm, or an autoimmune response are the possible pathways by which the SARS-CoV-2 virus can affect the spinal cord and lead to ATM.
J Infect Dev Ctries
December 2022
Medical Microbiology and Immunology Unit, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction: Acute transverse myelitis is an uncommon inflammatory, intramedullary, disorder of the spinal cord. Spastic paraplegia, impaired sphincter functions, and sensory loss, with sensory level, are the clinical manifestations of this devastating disorder. The utilization of magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) contributes to the surge in the diagnosis of more ATM cases.
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November 2022
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Neurology, 1301 Medical Center Drive, Suite 3930 TVC, USA. Electronic address:
Transverse myelitis is a subacute immune mediated myelopathy secondary to a range of conditions. Post infectious transverse myelitis can be seen with several infectious etiologies. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein associated disease (MOGAD) is a relatively recently defined condition frequently manifesting with longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis.
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