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Case study 78 - transverse myelitis
Transverse myelitis is an inflammation of part of the spinal cord. The exact cause is often not known, but it sometimes happens after infections or in people with autoimmune diseases. Common symptoms are back or neck pain, weakness or sensation changes in the arms or legs, or loss of bladder or bowel control. (Source: hopkinsmedicine.org)
The main difference to differentiate between this and Gilliain-barre syndrome clinically is that GBS is ascending weakness and TM is at one level and doesn’t move (it has a particular spinal cord level).
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