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Pediatric transverse myelitis.
Pediatric acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is an immune-mediated CNS disorder and contributes to 20% of children experiencing a first acquired demyelinating syndrome (ADS). ATM must be differentiated from other presentations of myelopathy and may be the first presentation of relapsing ADS such as neuromyelitis optica (NMO) or multiple sclerosis (MS). The tenets of the diagnostic criteria for ATM...
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Acute transverse myelitis is a rare, focal immune-mediated disease that affects the sensory and motor pathways of the spinal cord. It is characterized by a sudden clinical onset of neurological motor dysfunction associated with sensory loss and autonomic disturbances. The following tetrad of symptoms has been classically described in acute transverse myelitis (ATM): 1) weakness in the arms/legs...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002820