Myelitis

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Is a:

Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

Inflammation of the spinal cord. Relatively common etiologies include infections; autoimmune diseases; spinal cord; and ischemia (see also spinal cord vascular diseases). Clinical features generally include weakness, sensory loss, localized pain, incontinence, and other signs of autonomic dysfunction.

Synonyms:

Infectious Myelitis
Inflammation, Spinal Cord
Inflammations, Spinal Cord
Inflammatory Myelopathies
Inflammatory Myelopathy
Myelitides
Myelitis, Infectious
Myelitis, Subacute Necrotising
Myelopathies, Inflammatory
Myelopathy, Inflammatory
Necrotising Myelitis, Subacute
Spinal Cord Inflammation
Spinal Cord Inflammations
Subacute Necrotising Myelitis

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