Acute transverse myelitis after tetanus toxoid vaccination

Acute transverse myelitis following typhoid vaccination

Guillain-Barré syndrome after combined tetanus-diphtheria toxoid vaccination.

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an acute inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy, is often associated with an antecedent factor, such as an infection, surgery, systemic malignancy, or vaccination. The first case of GBS following a vaccination with combined tetanus-diphtheria toxoid is reported.

Acute Myelitis after hepatitis B vaccination.

We report a case of myelitis after plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccination. The patient was a 31-year-old man who presented with progressive sensory symptoms in extremities that developed 2 weeks after a third vaccination. MRI of the cervicothoracic region revealed swelling and T2 high signal at the level of C4 to C5 cord, and isolated enhancement in the posterior columns between C4 and C5 cord....

Acute transverse myelitis in childhood

CME ABSTRACT Objective: To relate clinical characteristics associated with acute transverse myelitis (ATM) in children with functional outcomes at follow-up.Methods:We identified 47 patients for whom ATM occurred under the age of 18 years. Chart analysis, clinical evaluation, and administration of functional measures were completed. Results: The age at onset clustered between ages 0 to 2 and 5 ...

Acute transverse myelitis in children.

A case of Acute Transverse Myelitis (ATM) is presented. ATM is a rare disease in childhood. The diagnosis stems from the clinical presentation, cerebrospinal fluid findings, appearance of the spinal cord on imaging and ruling out differential diagnoses like Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) and Poliomyelitis. The proposed treatment is intravenous (IV) methyl prednisolone with variable chances of re...