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    Transverse myelitis is an inflammation of the spinal cord that commonly affects younger individuals and more frequently women. It can be idiopathic or caused by viral infections or multiple sclerosis. Symptoms include lower back pain, muscle weakness, abnormal sensations in the feet and toes, urinary retention, loss of bowel control, and sudden abnormal sensations, due to inflammation causing demyelination and reduced conduction in the spinal cord. Diagnosis involves MRI to identify inflammation, lesions, or masses in the spinal cord.

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    Transverse myelitis is an inflammation of the spinal cord that commonly affects younger individuals and more frequently women. It can be idiopathic or caused by viral infections or multiple sclerosis. Symptoms include lower back pain, muscle weakness, abnormal sensations in the feet and toes, urinary retention, loss of bowel control, and sudden abnormal sensations, due to inflammation causing demyelination and reduced conduction in the spinal cord. Diagnosis involves MRI to identify inflammation, lesions, or masses in the spinal cord.

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    Transverse myelitis is an inflammation of the spinal cord that commonly affects younger individuals and more frequently women. It can be idiopathic or caused by viral infections or multiple sclerosis. Symptoms include lower back pain, muscle weakness, abnormal sensations in the feet and toes, urinary retention, loss of bowel control, and sudden abnormal sensations, due to inflammation causing demyelination and reduced conduction in the spinal cord. Diagnosis involves MRI to identify inflammation, lesions, or masses in the spinal cord.

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    TRANSVERSE MYELITIS

    PREDISPOSING FACTORS
    Age, Gender

    PRECIPITATING FACTORS
    Idiopathic, Viral Infection, Multiple Sclerosis
    Inflammation of the spinal cord
    Inflammation causes axonal
    demyelination
    Reduction in conduction
    ability causes deficiency
    in sensation, movement
    and cognition
    Signs and Symptoms
    - Lower back pain
    - Muscle weakness
    - Abnormal sensation in
    toes and feet
    - Urinary retention
    - Loss of bowel control
    - Sudden parasthesias
    T9-L1
    Lumbosacral
    cord
    Diagnostic Test:
    MRI ( 11/12/13)
    Findings: Neurofibroma
    and Paraspinal mass

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